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<p n="184"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">8th<lb></lb>
April 23d<lb></lb>
1762</note>
<lb></lb>
Treaded with greif and as I am informed, communi-<lb></lb>
-cated to the maid that the had got a ps. of bread<lb></lb>
& butter with Opeum on it which laid in a<lb></lb>
band box on the window in the Same Room<lb></lb>
the maid run from her in a forght, and took the<lb></lb>
box from the Window to a Table, and the brother<lb></lb>
followd her, I did the same, And Saw her take<lb></lb>
a Peice of an Old news Paper out of the box in<lb></lb>
which the maid Sayes was bread & butter The<lb></lb>
brother immediatly look it out of her hand &<lb></lb>
Put it on his Pocket I Could not think what<lb></lb>
all this meant & was greatly frightend And the<lb></lb>
maid to Pacify me Says, Madm come into the<lb></lb>
next Room & I'll lett YouAnd there She told<lb></lb>
me Mr. Sibson had eat Some bread & butter wt<lb></lb>
Opium the morning before, & that was the remaind-<lb></lb>
-er of it I was very much Alarond & Cryd Sadly<lb></lb>
not knowing the nature of Opium and Said in<lb></lb>
my Fright as I have been Since in formdof now<lb></lb>
my child has as much need of a Doctor as<lb></lb>
Mr. SibsonCan we give her nothing to take<lb></lb>
to bring it up against The maid then Assurd<lb></lb>
me she had reachd it up in the morning for<lb></lb>
She Saw on the Pott which She had Empoly'd like<lb></lb>
head & butter & all greasiefor that She had to<lb></lb>
Seald the Pot From this She went into my<lb></lb>
daughters Assistance again to get her from the<lb></lb>
told for She was quite Raving and we thought side<lb></lb>
disturbed Mr. Sibson and with much Perswesion<lb></lb>
she got her into the next Room whether I followd<lb></lb>
her but Returne immediatly; Some litle time<lb></lb>
After the maid Prevaild on her to go down Stairs<lb></lb>
& lay down on the bed; & there losked her in where<lb></lb>
she Continued Some hoursI went also my Self into<lb></lb>
the next room & laid down but after lying I born time<lb></lb>
I was Starll'd with a great Knooking which was my</p>
<p n="185">Mr Mortin</p>
<p n="186">desirs</p>
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