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The Examinacon of Mr.
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Thomas Dymock
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taken
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bef upon Oath before the Rt. Honoble. Robt. Lord Lucas
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Chief Governour of their Maties.
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Tower of London
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This Examint. saith that in Summer last was Twelve month
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he was taken very ill & continued so about 2 Months
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For the recovery of wch. sickness this Examint. went into
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the Countrey & assoon as he returned home his Black
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called
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Edward Francis
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gave him a Dose of Stuff wch.
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he believes was Poyson it making him very ill.
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And this Examint. further Deposeth that his then Wife
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Eat some of the same Stuff prepared for him and fell
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very ill in the same manner that this Examint. did
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And that the said Black owned that he gave this
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Examints. wife another Dose which she never recovered
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but after some time Languishing order the Distemper
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Dyed & that he gave this Examint. the same Dose at the same
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time with his said wife.
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Further this Examint. Deposeth that on Sunday last 10 Janr the
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said Black gave him another Dose of the same
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Stuffe in a draught of the wch. has very much in-
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disposed this Examint. ever since He having since
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confest that he did it with a Design to poyson this
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Examint. & be Master himself.
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That on the same Sunday 10th. January there being a misse
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of water gruell preparing for this Examint. the said
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Black demanded who the said
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was intended for
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& being informed it was Designed for his Master he
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putt in another Dose of the same Stuffe, which
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