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Monday Monday Evening last Mr
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Mason fetched a Vial down, and there being nothing in
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the Vial, be went up and brought down a Quart pot
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with water in it which Dept. tasted and found there was
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Vihiol in it,
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that Mr. Mason being obliged to go out sent his Wife
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to Dept. House on Tuesday evening where she drank Tea, and staid till
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between eight and nine; that the next Morning
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Dept. Standing at the Door. Mr. Mason came over to
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her desired her to come over to his House, that Dept
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went accordingly, and knowing the deced to be
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disordered, she ran up directly to deceds Apartment
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and discovered the deced lying on the Bed with one Stoot
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one Chair and a Garter round her Neck which Dept. slackened says she took the deced by the Shoulders
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and shook her and finding her not move, she laid hold
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of her hands & Arms and found them cold; and believing her
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the next door neighbour, says they both went up
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the deced at Intervals was disordered in her mind. says
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