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Thomas Purser
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Oath that
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the deced he Mistress
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hath been ill
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about three Weeks
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since miscarried since which time she has been very
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ill and kept her Bed mostly-That about twelve oClock
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on Wednesday Night
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in the Night of Tuesday last Dept. went to the Room the deced
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slept in a two pair of Stairs front Room being desired to
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for her to take and then lay down again-That
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between four & five the deced called Dept. upon Dept. going
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to her she asked for some Scissars to cut the Skin which
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had been raised by a Blister on her Thigh-Dept. advised
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cut the Blister then but have a frest
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on it Dept. placed a frest Plaister on the part
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the Blister had been on-Dept. asked the deced if she would
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have any refreshment the deced
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very much
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made scare any answer
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and seemed quite indifferent-Dept. warmed some Jellie
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drank and then told
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Dept. to put the Candle out & lay down which Dept. did
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Dept. had not layed long when she was awakened by a noise
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in the Room Dept.
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listened and heard a Noise in
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the Room if as if some person was Sick Dept. thinking
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deced was Sick got up and went to her with a Ward
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hand Bason that there was no Light in the Room Dept fell the
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Elbow that something seemed to come from he with great force
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her Master who with Dept. and the Nurse returned to
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the deced with a Light-that she was all over Blood which
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appeared to come from her Neck-that a Surgeon having been
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