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Husband of the deced maketh
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Oath and saith that for abt. two or three nights
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after her Father had married the deced they lay
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together in the House where they have since laid
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in the End Fair of Stairs Room, but a Harwards
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they moved up three pair and
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of Stairs into the Garlett where
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the deced lies dead,
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there being five Beds with and
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that Depts. To there and her five Brors. lay in one
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bed and Depts. in the after
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and there for a Night or
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two her Father and the deced with Depts. Younger
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Bror. lay together in one Bed, her Elder Bror. upon some
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Rags in the same Room Dept. upon an old Matter in
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the same Room, but immediatly afterwards
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on the deced complaining that Williamson wod.
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not let her alone, she left his Bed and lay upon
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same Rags in the Room: that for about three
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Months after separating Beds the deced regularly
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mealed with Williamson her Brors. herself
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that about three Months ago he tied a Represend
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her Wast and fastened it to a Steple fixed in a Beam
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near the Bed Port and kept her in that manner all
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the time the Family were out, and about five Months
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ago he bought a Pair Iron Hand cuffs in which
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he put her hands fastening them behind her
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puling a Rope round the Iron of the Handcuffs and
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therewith
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down her up by the Rope through
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the Staple in she Clock & then fired it to a Spike
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Nail above her Head, the deced resting upon her
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that Williamson from time to time used to put Bread
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and Butley upon a Self in the Closet which she could just reach
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with her mouth and gave her Water when she called
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for it. That she contained in that Desition Night
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& day about two Weeks and until Sunday last
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and died early on Tuesday Morning. The Clearer Door
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was generally kept such and bolted Says last Sunday
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he there about a Pint of Water in her fore, and used
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frequently to throw water at her says he used frequently
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to beat his with hs Leather Stioup with his Fist and
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Hands, says the believes her death was or assigned for
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went of Sustenance & by the ill Usage her Father gave her
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Sworn the
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before me.
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The mark of
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