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or not, Says that the Deced has not been well
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since last Whitsuntide and was very ill
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at that time. That he died last Monday the
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Twenty ninth of March
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the Deced died a natural Death. Says
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that the Deced in Tuesday Night after his Wife was taken
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away said to Dept. that was afraid his Wife had given him
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something.
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Sarah Birch
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Mary Fife
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to the Deced on her Oath saith
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That on Monday Night the Twenty second March
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last the Deced was ill in Bed in his Room
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and
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Elizabeth Fife
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his Wife lying down on
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the same Bed being much in Liquor That her
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Mother called for some Water, That Dept. put a bet of
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Toasted Bread into some Water in a Pint Pewter Pot,
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and gave it to her Mother, who was angary on Accot.
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of its not being given sooner, and threw the Water
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at Dept. and some of it fell upon Dept. some upon
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the Bed Cloaths and some upon the Floor, Says, that
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her Mother said that she was Sorry any of it had fallen
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upon the Bed, and Deced said he know it was out
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thrown at him, Says that the Deced has not been
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well Since last Whitsuntide, and worse for two
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or three Months last past Says that Deced died
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last Monday, and Dept. believes that he died in
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a Natural Way Says that Deced on Tuesday
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night the 23d. March in the Evening
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the Doctor
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that attended him, that
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his Wife had talked of
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giving him Slow Porion he hoped she had not done
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it, upon which the Doctor desired Dept. to save his
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Water which she did and Served it to the Doctor
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who said it looked very clear and well, and
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that there was no Appearance of Deced's having
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been poisoned, That the Water looked thick
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on Thursday, the Deced being then worse
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and continued worse, until last Monday
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when he died,
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Joseph Wynn
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Victualler
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at the
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Old Swan
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on this Oath, That on Tuesday Evening
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the Twenty third day of March last this Dept.
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was sent for to Deced's Room, when
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Elizabeth Fife
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the Deced's
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(who
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was much in Liquor) Say That she would
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wash her hands in Deced's Heart Blood, That
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she would Kill her Daughter, Destray the
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Baby and Set Fire to the House, upon
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which Dept. had the Woman taken up and
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sent to the Watch house Says that the Deced
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soon after that he was afraid Bett had
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given him slow Porion, and this the Deced
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Repeated three or four time in Dept. hearing
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before he died.
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John Wynn
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