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May 1762

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he died Mrs. Sibson seam'd much afflicted & said if
her Hussd. died she wd. be Buried with him for that
she had taken some Poisea & wd. take more for she had
enough in the room- Says the Piece of Bread & Butter
now produced was delivered to him on Monday the 26-
by the Bror. of Windsor & is thick Strew'd wth. arsanie Corresive
Sablimate or both wch. is a deadly Poison- Says That on Tuesday
Night he & Mr. Sibson came from Windsor to the
deced at Longford in order to insist upon having the
Body opened [..] - they ask'd for Mrs. Sibson- were
inform'd she was theninform'din London & went the
day before, soon after her Husbds, death but tent know
for what parpose- they told Mrs. Martin the Body must
be open'd but she said absolutely, it shd. not- not for
10 or £12000Says they waited the return of Mrs. Sibson
& the same queon was pat to her & she denre'd it also
until the witness produced the Bread & Butter- upon
wch. adding there was a poison upon it, she then
consented to have it open'd, That the witness gave her
30one of the pieces of Bread & Butter into her hands &
upon her exaing it, said it was not the Bread & Butter
wch. was taken out of her Bandbox for this appears to
be of the upper side of the Bread & that was of the
under side & instead of Assenie or Sublimate she called
it Opinen & said she had taken a great deat of it- says
that they Poison produced on the Bread & Butter taken unwardly thos not effect the Blood in




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