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Saith that on the 10th day of January Last 1691/2 my
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Thomas Dymocke
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, Bid his Servant the Black to warme him
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Some Ale Indiferant Holt the saw Blacke Brought his Maser
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the Ale, his Master dranke a good draught of it, his master
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prsently Complained he was very sill, and he swelled very
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much. he Unbuttening all his Cloathes and Untied his Carters
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Saying, what Ever it was it would at his Fingers Ends, he
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View worse and worse, in three of Fower Houres he he was
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Taken with a violent Vomiting, and prsently tooke his Bed,
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He Compalined it Seased his head very Violent, I told him I
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had gott some water Coewell head For him, he told me he had
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gott a great game in his Blader and Could not make water hid body
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seemee as it it was given up, then asked him if he would
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Take some
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Holt Ale and Hony, he said he would, I gave
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some Ale and Hony, and he dranke it and Refused to Eate any
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Water goewell, he complained to be much lite in his head
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and Restlesse; my Husband Refuseing to Eate of the water grewell
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I then bed my servant man to bring me a povinger of the
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water grewell which Shee did Shee asking me if Shee may
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Eate the Rest of the water grewell I told her Shee may Eate it,
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I did Eate my povinger of Water
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all but about seven or eight
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Spoonfulls, I prsently found myselfe Very Eill, I went into
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the Kitchen and asked For the Maid Shee came I asked her if
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Shee has Eate the water grewell, Shee told me Shee had Eate
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it and did believe their was some thing put in it that Shee
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was very Sicke and did thinke it would be her death, the Black
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Standing by I said what new have you poysoned me, he ansered
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me I have put nothing in it I acquainted my Husband with
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what had Happned to me And the maid He ordered that not one
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of the House should take any notice of it to the Blacke, Untill
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what better to examine it, the Saturday Following
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my Husband Called him into
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Roome I being prsent, my
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Husband Charged him with what he had don, that he had poysond
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him And me his daughter Ann and the maid he said he did
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not doe it, His master then told him he had deserved Hanging
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Long before For Breaking Lockes and Mary Theefts and For
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his Cofessing the Truth he had noe punishment, Beding him
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to Confesse the Truth, For it was not that which the told to
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Benjaman Smith
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had poysoned us, his master Saying, Benimo
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Smith Standing by, you told Ben Smith that Pipper
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