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and that She had already took some upon Bread: & Butter & had got
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more in the Room that upon this declaration the Maid
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who was present went to a Bane Box in the Room, which was the
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Room when Mr. Sibson if Decd then lay He took out some
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Bread & Butter which was wrapt in an Old News Paper and
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was going out of the Room with it but that he stopt her and took
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it from her by force, says that on the Monday Morning he delivered
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the same Bread & Butter to Mr. Tyrrell who immediately told him
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there was poison upon it, & desired him to Hurry to his Brother for
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that if he was yet alive he might be of Service to him, says he were
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immediately to Longford, but from his Brother, Dead where upon
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he desired of his Wife and Mr. Martin as the last favour he has
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to ask that they wond permit the Body to be opened, but that
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wou'd not either of them lissen to it, & that Mr. Sibson was at that the
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writing a Letter to the Under taken, his Brother having as they inform
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him been Dead about half an hour, says that he afterwards
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attended with two, and then with three surgeone in Order to hen
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the Body opened but that they still refused till moisted on by
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the Coroner and this Informt farther says that from these
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circumstance Joined to others, he verity believes that his said
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Brothers Death was occasioned by Poison
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Sworn before me
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this 6th day of May 1762}
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