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he died Mrs. Sibson seam'd much afflicted & said if
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her Hussd. died she wd. be Buried with him for that
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she had taken some Poisea & wd. take more for she had
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enough in the room- Says the Piece of Bread & Butter
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now produced was delivered to him on Monday the 26-
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by the Bror. of Windsor & is thick Strew'd wth. arsanie Corresive
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Sablimate or both wch. is a deadly Poison- Says That on Tuesday
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Night he & Mr. Sibson came from
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to the
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deced at
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in order to insist upon having the
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Body opened
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- they ask'd for Mrs. Sibson- were
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inform'd she was then
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in London & went the
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day before, soon after her Husbds, death but tent know
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for what parpose- they told Mrs. Martin the Body must
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be open'd but she said absolutely, it shd. not- not for
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10 or £12000Says they waited the return of Mrs. Sibson
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& the same queon was pat to her & she denre'd it also
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until the witness produced the Bread & Butter- upon
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wch. adding there was a poison upon it, she then
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consented to have it open'd, That the witness gave her
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30one of the pieces of Bread & Butter into her hands &
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upon her exaing it, said it was not the Bread & Butter
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wch. was taken out of her Bandbox for this appears to
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be of the upper side of the Bread & that was of the
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under side & instead of Assenie or Sublimate she called
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it Opinen & said she had taken a great deat of it- says
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that they Poison produced on the Bread & Butter taken unwardly thos not effect the Blood in
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