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Saith that on ye 10th of January 1691/2 After dinner I was going out to Church
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Lasted my Masters daughters Ann, if my Master was going to Church,
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Shee told me my Master was taken very sill and would not goe out, I went
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to Church with my Masters Daughter Ann as we were going to Church
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my Master daughter Complained that shee was very sill, I desired
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her to goe Back againe, Shee Refused and went to Church, but Shee could
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not Stay till it was don but came home with me, when Shee came
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home Shee was taken with a vomiting, and went to her bed Very sill,
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my Master at the same time was Taken with a vomiting, And went to
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his bed very sill, A bad then some Water Crewell For my Master on
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the Hitchen Fier the Black being by asked me where the water
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grewell was For his master, I told him yes, after he Waterswell
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was Redy
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my mistris told me my Master would have none of the
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Crewell, my mistris then bed me Bring her a poirnger of the
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water grewell which I did, Their being about halfe a pint of the
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water grewell left, I asked my Master daughter Elizabeth if shee
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would Eate it, Shee said Shee did not Love it, I asked the Black if he
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would Eate it, he Amd ever me noe, I then tooke the water grewell
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and did Eate it, as I was Eating of it I questioned if there was not pipped
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in it, it seemed to be Hott and Burning in my Mouth, I prsently Found
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my selfe sill and went out of the Kitchen, my mistris comeing into ye
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Kitchen called For me, I came, Shee asked me if I had Eate of the
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water grewell I said I had, and did belive some thing had been put in it
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that I was very sill and did believe it would kill me, my Mistris said
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their must be some thing put i it For Shee was very sill, the
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Black standing by my mistris said what ned have you Poysoned
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me, he said noe Mistris I have put nothing in it, My Mistris then
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Vomited Very much, I doe belive it was neigh a Hundred times yt
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I Vomited that Night, My Mistris sent to an Apoticary and he
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Brought us things to take, but I prsently Vomited up all I tooke,
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I went to my bed very sill, what the Doctors hath since ordred
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Forme hath don me some good, but Few days since but I have Vomited,
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And I Doe Feare I shall never be well move or I was Before
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the Catt Vomiting much about the House and what Shee Vomited
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Seem'd to be Water grewell, I asked my Mistris if Shee Left any of her
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water grewell. Shee said Shee Left about seven or eight Spoonfulls,
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I tooke in my Mistris povinger and Found but about a Spoonfull
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Left, The Catt after much Vomiting Lay downe by the Fier,
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growning and panting And the next day the Catt died
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die February
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1691/2 cor me.
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