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Informations taken this Thirtieth day of
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April 1779 at the Parish of
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on his Oath
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saith, That on Saturday Night last the 24th. Instant
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the Deced
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came to Mr. Weedall's Shop Saying that Mr. Nevills
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House was Pestered with Rats and that he had
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given her a Shilling to buy something to
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Poison them and that she was to give it to
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Mr. Nevill Apoon as she went home, Says
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that knowing the Deced Dept. sold her three
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Pennyworth of Corrosive Sublimate which
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Deced took away with her, Says that in
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about a Quarter of an hour a Woman
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something which she had at Depts. Shop, upon
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which he went to Deced at Mr. Nevill's House
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who had comitted much, That he asked the
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Deced what she had been doing, to which she
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answered that she was Sorry for what she had
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done and prayed to God to forgive her, you
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are Innocent and they cannot hurt you,
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Says that the Deced continued Vomitting
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and that he gave her Emetics, and Oil
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Says that Mr. Mahon was called in, who
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ordered the Deced more Emetics & Oil Says
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that the Deced continued, vomitting three
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or four days, and was Sensible, the Symptom
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then being favourable and Dept. had hopes of
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her Recovery, that she afterwards was at
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times Delirious and died between Seven
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and Eight o'Clock this Morning, and Dept.
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believes that her death happened in
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Consequence
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