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lying dead in the said Parish Liberty and County.
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Elizabeth Jennings
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the Deced has lived with him as a Servant about two Months
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that she appeared to be in good Health until about afortnight
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ago when she complained of a pain in her Bowels for two or
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three days and then was better Says that on Tuesday Morning
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last, July 7th; the Deced said that she was not well, that she
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was afflicted with the Cholick and was very restless, upon
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which the Depts. wife gave her some Brandy and Deced
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appeared to be much better in the Afternoon, That the Deced
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about four o'Clock that Afternoon went out with Depts. Children
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in order to go into
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and returned about Eight
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oClock the same Evening, That she then appeared to be low
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Spirited and about Nine oClock complained of a violent
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pain in her Bowels, and in the Yard vomited very much
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Says that the Deced then went up Stairs into the Garret
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where she used to sleep Says that on finding that the
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Deced continued in pain he sent for Mr. Littlefear the
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who came there and Examined the Deced who
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made him little or no Answer, Says that he ordered her
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some Modicine and in about an hour came there again
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and ordered her things to make her vomit, which she
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accordingly did, Says that from the Deced's appearance
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and her continuing to Reach, Dept. suspected that she had
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taken something and desired her to declare what it was,
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and on this Dept. Mrs. Trley & Mrs. Burrel's going out of
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the Room, Deced said to Mrs. Tomlinson this Depts. wife, in Depts.
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Hearing, that she had bought two pennyworth of Arsenick in
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had taken it that Afternoon mixed with water, and on
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Deced's being asked how she came to do so, she Answered
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that it was upon the Account of her youngest Sister's being a very
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