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The Informacon of
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Katherine went downe and heated
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doe you drink it, and he said noe doe you drink it, it will
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doe you good, noe she reply'd the very thoughts of it
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makes me sick, and when she would not drink it, he
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said the boy should have it, and after he saw she would
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not drink it he shock it in the pott and shing it away
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to be his security And afterwards he never come to her
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charged him with poysoning her and being the cause
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of her death, and desired that he might be taken And
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the said Katherine did dureing her sicknes charge
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Capt & Cogn die & Anno
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supredics coram me
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