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May 1762

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consumption - he drank Rum & Milk for abt. Ten
days & left it oft because he thought the Milk did not
agree with his Cough nor present his spitting wch. was very
great & continued to the last & was so thick it would
stick to the Handkerchiefs like Glue, & not to be got oft
That she sat up on the Thursday Night with him till One of
the Clock but on the Fryday Saturday & Sunday all Night
That on the Fryday Night Mr. Bearblock , Mr. Sibson, Mrs.
Tooth & her two Mistersses Sat up till abt. 3 in the Morning
when her Mistersses went to Bed in other Rooms but before
50they went, her young Mistress said down by her husband
-That they [..] extremly fond of each other & Mrs. Sibson
was subject to Fits wch. were very when she was
in them & for that neon she was remov'd to the other
side of the Rod & the Witness stood by ker - & heard
her say she had brot. opium from London to take when
her husbd. alter'd for the worse ser she was determin'd to
die when he died Say her young Mistress also told her
at the same time by the Bed side That the last Night when
the Witness was gone to Bed & she was alone with her
Husband that she went down stairs & spread some Breed
& Butter & put some Opium upon it & that she eat
some of it & had Reach'd after it into the Pot - Says
she afterwds. emptied the Pott & by what she observ'd
Thinks she had eat much but she did not ineoly
Exam in it but by what she observ'd thought the Pot was




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