Margrett Burton< no role > the Wife of Henry Burton< no role >
sayth that she and her Husband have logd'd in the House
about 12 or 13 Months and John [..] & his Wife the deceast
about 6 or 7 Months up two pair of stairs backwards
That they have three Children Daughters grown up to
Womans Estate and That they are all of bade repute &
Character That the deceast was greatly given to drink
to excess which caus'd the Husband to do so likewise
but to not to for he allways appear'd capable of doing
his Business and was allways very industrious about
off That they of ten guarrel'd together when she was
in Liguor but the Wittness has not seen him stricke
her for his Month past or more That yesterday in
the afternoon she went for a Pale of water and return'd
with itt into her one Room and shuff her Door That
shortly afterwards somebody was heard to run down
Stairs she did not sec but believes itt was Mr. White
who soon afterwards cried out I have killd my wife
I then opened my Door and went to the landing place
& saw the deceast lying at the bottom of the Stairs on
the Ground Floor with her Hend against the Kitchen
Door That Elizth Frazeir< no role > called for water but she
drunk none nor ever spoke That she was then can
into she yard by the wittness the Decast Husband and on
of the deceast Daughters and all indevers were then
of used to bring her to herself that the Wittness sayth
the deceast was very drunk and had not been sober
for three Weeks pash or gone sober to Bed That when
she was in Lequor she was very querrel some and given
to bad words That Whilst she lay in the yard her Hus-
-bands say'd she was used to fitts and would come to again
That her Husband and Daughter & wittness Husband helpd to remove her
up Stairs and Lay'd upon the Wittness Bed one pairs of
Stairs That the Wittness Husband Mr. White the deceast
Daughter helpd her up Stair into her one Room but