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this Deponant so much sometimes that she used
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to lock her Chamber Door for fear of any bad
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Accident or ill Consequiences from there That
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about & Fortnight ago she was taken very ill
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and when this Deponent went to her she said she
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had but an hour to live and that when ever she
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died it would be at the fall of the moon
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and should die raving mad whenever she died
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that on Saturday morning that she came about
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to this Deponent who ledged in their next known
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and wanted to known a Clock which this Depomt.
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would not lands her as she was going unto a little
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while whenever
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and an for the House with this Deponent whom this Deponent Returned knocked at the Door
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of the deceased
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whem she looked into the Room
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the deceased was very sick and reaching and her
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husband was getting up this Deponent asked her
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what was the matter and she said as well as she could
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speek she was poisoned and some persons were in the
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Room and giving her sweet oil and Mr. Robinson
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an Apetheary was sent for who being ill in had
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sent his assistant who tryed all means for her
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recovery but without Effect as she died
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between 6 & seven the same Evening
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The
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Mary Cowdry
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a
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in No. 3
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Chandler street
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being
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sworn deposeth that the deceased her appeared to
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her to have been delivers and deranyed in her
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mind particularly for this Fortnight last part or three weeks
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that on Saturday morning but about half part
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of she
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came to this Deponents Room don and
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asked if her apron (which she had left the pre
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-eeding ray) was dry, and as it was not she did
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come into her Room but went out of the house
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and returned again seen after and about 11 this
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Deponent went up stair and found the deceased
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reaching and several Persons with her administring
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to her Relief and this Deponent then staid and
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assisted during the chief part of the day and newly
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to the time of her
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Mary Nixon
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John Hewitt
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assistant to Mr. Robinson on
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being
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Sworn deponeth that between 9 and 10 o'Clock on
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Saturday morning last Mr. Robinson was sent for
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to go to the deceased but being confined at home from
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an Accident this Deponent went to the deceased
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and found her in an inflamed State and vomiting
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very much which she continued to do, and the membranes
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