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of Inflammation on the Stomach Deponent says
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that lately hearing that the Deceaseds' Vomitings were
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incessant makes the matter more Suspicions in his
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Opinion than he before thought.
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W Cruikshank
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Joseph Hopkins
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St. Margaret Westminster
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Surgeon
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on his Oath saith that on Wednesday last about
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Noon he was called in to the Deceased, he was sitting
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by the Fire, the Deceased told Deponent he had had a
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violent Vomiting and Purging all Night, Deponent desired
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to see what had come from the Deceased, Deponent was
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informed it had been flung away Deceased told the
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Deponent that he had been formerly subject to a Bilious
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Complaint but had not had it lately Deponent supposed
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Deceased might have taken Something of Food or Drink
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that might have disagreed with him, and he sent
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Pills one to be taken at Night the other in
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the Morning in order to open his Bowels, next Day
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Thursday about Eleven o'Clock in the forenoon Mr.
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Fenonlet came to Deponent to let him know the Deceased
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was much worse, and that his Vomitings
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were more violent then over Deponent went and
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found the Deceased's pulse very low was then in bed then Deponent gave him
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a mixture of Margnesian Rhubarb, and Ipecanhasea
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simple distilled water of Mind and Fennel, and
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ordered it to be taken away then hoping that would
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take off the Sickness the Deceased being too low to
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give him stronger Medicines Deponent called the
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next Day about Noon and was informed he was Dead.
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Deceased did not tell the Deponent that he had
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taken any thing of a Poisonons nature, nor did he
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complain that any thing of that kind had been
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given to him nor did the Deponent suspect that
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Jos. Hopkins
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Thomas Goldsmith
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on his Oath saith he has been a
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Servant
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to the Dead
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Two Years, says the Deceased has been Married to his
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Mistress about Eleven Weeks, says they were an
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unhappy Couple, and his Mistress treated the Deceased
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very Ill and has wished him Dead several times in the
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