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<p n="645">or not, Says that the Deced has not been well<lb></lb>
since last Whitsuntide and was very ill<lb></lb>
at that time. That he died last Monday the<lb></lb>
Twenty ninth of March<del>Instant</del>
, and Dept. believes that<lb></lb>
the Deced died a natural Death. Says<del>that</del>
<lb></lb>
that the Deced in Tuesday Night after his Wife was taken<lb></lb>
away said to Dept. that was afraid his Wife had given him<lb></lb>
something.</p>
<p n="646"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65224_n646-1">Sarah Birch</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<figure rend="mark"></figure>
<lb></lb>
her Mark</p>
<p n="647"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65224_n647-1">Mary Fife</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65224_occ446">Daughter</rs>
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to the Deced on her Oath saith<lb></lb>
That on Monday Night the Twenty second March<lb></lb>
last the Deced was ill in Bed in his Room<lb></lb>
and <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65224_n647-2">Elizabeth Fife</rs>
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his Wife lying down on<lb></lb>
the same Bed being much in Liquor That her<lb></lb>
Mother called for some Water, That Dept. put a bet of<lb></lb>
Toasted Bread into some Water in a Pint Pewter Pot,<lb></lb>
and gave it to her Mother, who was angary on Accot.<lb></lb>
of its not being given sooner, and threw the Water<lb></lb>
at Dept. and some of it fell upon Dept. some upon<lb></lb>
the Bed Cloaths and some upon the Floor, Says, that<lb></lb>
her Mother said that she was Sorry any of it had fallen<lb></lb>
upon the Bed, and Deced said he know it was out<lb></lb>
thrown at him, Says that the Deced has not been<lb></lb>
well Since last Whitsuntide, and worse for two<lb></lb>
or three Months last past Says that Deced died<lb></lb>
last Monday, and Dept. believes that he died in<lb></lb>
a Natural Way Says that Deced on Tuesday<lb></lb>
night the 23d. March in the Evening<obscured></obscured>
the Doctor<lb></lb>
that attended him, that<del>he</del>
his Wife had talked of<lb></lb>
giving him Slow Porion he hoped she had not done<lb></lb>
it, upon which the Doctor desired Dept. to save his<lb></lb>
Water which she did and Served it to the Doctor</p>
<p n="648">who said it looked very clear and well, and<lb></lb>
that there was no Appearance of Deced's having<lb></lb>
been poisoned, That the Water looked thick<lb></lb>
on Thursday, the Deced being then worse<lb></lb>
and continued worse, until last Monday<lb></lb>
when he died,</p>
<p n="649"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65224_n649-1">Mary Fife</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<figure rend="mark"></figure>
<lb></lb>
her Mark</p>
<p n="650"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65224_n650-1">Joseph Wynn</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65224_occ447">Victualler</rs>
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at the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65224_geo677">Old Swan</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65224_geo678">Butcher<lb></lb>
Row</rs>
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on this Oath, That on Tuesday Evening<lb></lb>
the Twenty third day of March last this Dept.<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
<del>having</del>
was sent for to Deced's Room, when<lb></lb>
he heard <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65224_n650-2">Elizabeth Fife</rs>
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the Deced's <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65224_occ448">Wife</rs>
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(who<lb></lb>
was much in Liquor) Say That she would<lb></lb>
wash her hands in Deced's Heart Blood, That<lb></lb>
she would Kill her Daughter, Destray the<lb></lb>
Baby and Set Fire to the House, upon<lb></lb>
which Dept. had the Woman taken up and<lb></lb>
sent to the Watch house Says that the Deced<lb></lb>
soon after that he was afraid Bett had<lb></lb>
given him slow Porion, and this the Deced<lb></lb>
Repeated three or four time in Dept. hearing<lb></lb>
before he died.</p>
<p n="651"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65224_n651-1">John Wynn</rs>
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