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<p n="584">what it was, he was informed it was what the deced had<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
Dept. procured another Baron and poured off the fluid<lb></lb>
from the first Baron and upon doing so he discovered some Powder<lb></lb>
at the Bottom of the first Bason which Dept. placed upon a Paper<lb></lb>
which when dryed Dept. found to be White Arsenic - and Dept.<lb></lb>
has no difficulty in saying that the deceds<del>depth</del>
death must have been<lb></lb>
occasioned by<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Arsenic received into his body - Dept. says he<lb></lb>
has since annalysed the powder her found at the bottom of the first<lb></lb>
Baron as abovementioned and he has no doubt of it being white Arsenic<lb></lb>
Sworn before one this 4th. day<lb></lb>
of May 1799. -}</p>
<p n="585">R Evans</p>
<p n="586"> <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65012_n586-1">Susan Peters</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65012_n586-2">Kitchen Maid</rs>
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as the Swan with two Nicks Lad<lb></lb>
Lane maketh oath that she hath lived there about a Week- That<lb></lb>
about eight o Clock yesterday morng the deced came into the Kitchen<lb></lb>
where Dept was and sat drawn in a Chair and began crying. that he gave Dept<lb></lb>
attend<obscured></obscured>
he had borrowed of her and a penny to pay for washing<lb></lb>
of it that he left the Kitchen and sayed he would go to Bed that<lb></lb>
he appeared very unhappy - That a little White after Dept. went<lb></lb>
to the deceds Room that he was sitting in the Bed Vomiting in a<lb></lb>
Bason. Dept. left him and went down their made stone<lb></lb>
Ten and took some up to the deced Dept. asked him if he would<lb></lb>
have the Tea he sayed No he would have some cold Water with<lb></lb>
he took that she continued Vominting near a quarter of an hour<lb></lb>
then layed himself down and Dept. left him Dept. saw him<lb></lb>
again between ten & eleven that he was then vomiting - Dept.<lb></lb>
continued a little while in the Room and then left him. That<lb></lb>
Dept. went up again a little before<del>about</del>
twelve that he then appeared to be dying<lb></lb>
and Dept. continued with about three Minutes when die departed<lb></lb>
this Life - Dept. says the deced since she has been in the<obscured></obscured>
has<lb></lb>
appeared very dull and Melancholy and often used to cry</p>
<p n="587">Sworn this 4th. day of May<lb></lb>
1799 before me.}</p>
<p n="588">S Peters</p>
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