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Image 33 of 16423rd March 1779


the night and went for it to a Closet on the landing
place [..] the two pair of Stairs Floor, that she
then street the Door Clock'd it and went to bed, & full asleep
just after she had puard the watchman cry twelve o' clock
that some little time after this she this Examinant
was waked out of her Sleet by a voice which she
knew to be Hilliard's crying out Molly, Molly
get up this House is on Fire, says that Hilliard spoke
these Words in a much softer and Corner Tone of Voice
than he commonly make in so of on this Alarm she
sat up in bed called her Husband telling him
that Mr. Hilliard said that this House was Fire
says that after she had heard Hilliard call out to
his Servant Molly, she this Informant called out to
him, and ask'd hide him what was the Matter when
the Fire was and such as that, that Hilliard gave as
Answer to her, she heard him pass her Door, and
then she got up and open'd her Door, says [..] that she
repeated by desired to know where this Fire was
& at last Hilliard said it was burning, and then
went down Stairs into ye Court, that she then put
her Cloath's on and taking her [..] Child in her
Arms went down Stairs; says that before she went
down Stairs she heard Mrs. Hilliard by out in a
very sorrowful manner & as if in great distress
" Wht. this House is on Fire, what shall I do, then Children
will be burn'tsays that on this Informants
last opening her Room door after Hildyard had
call'd his Maid Servant up, shore Room was
filled with Smook, and an great Smook was on
the landing place and up the Stairs; says that
on the Stairs leading to him Room she met two watchman
& wast up with them back to look about for the Fire
& search'd the Floor no which she lay and tha Garreth &
found us Fire there and said it must be below
according by she went down with them and on the one
pair of Stairs landing place she perceived a particular
Warwith to one side of her Face, on which she turned
to a Closet on that landing place (which Closet of beyond
to Hilliard) and there this same Opening above the Closet
Door she perceived a Flame, on which she cried out




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