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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15063_n171-1">Benjamin Jones</rs>
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a prisoner Maketh Oath & Saith that on Monday Sennight<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15063_n171-2">John Davison</rs>
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complains of a Violent pain in his Stomach, But was very<lb></lb>
Well before, And heard him say that the Stuff they had given him in his Milk<lb></lb>
would be the Cause of this Death, And heard him Accuse one <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15063_n171-56">Joseph<lb></lb>
Johnson</rs>
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& <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15063_n171-4">Henry Pestell</rs>
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with puting the stuff into his Milk.</p>
<p n="172"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">3</note>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15063_n172-1">John Cole</rs>
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in a Prisoner Maketh Oath & Saith That on Friday the 20th. of March<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15063_n172-2">John Davison</rs>
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had a Loosness upon him Occasioned as this Depont. Imaqines<lb></lb>
by the Closeness of the prison, But was afterwards very well, Says on the<lb></lb>
Monday following which was the 23d. day of March to complained of a<lb></lb>
purging and was very Ill, And on the Tuesday Complains Violently of his<lb></lb>
Bowells; And heard by Mr. West that they had given the sd. Davison something<lb></lb>
in his Milk; Says further that the Keeper then hearing of it, taxed one<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15063_n172-4">Joseph Johnson</rs>
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with it & after some little time walking about said since<lb></lb>
I must speak the truth said the one <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15063_n172-5">Henry Pestell</rs>
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was the person that had<lb></lb>
given it him, Says that Mr. Delmakey was them sent for, And this Depont.<lb></lb>
desired him to declare what he had made up for the sd. postell, And he said it<lb></lb>
was Jallop & some salt of Wormwood, further say that he Visited the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15063_n172-6">John Davison</rs>
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Sevll. times & once in particular he put his head to his, And<lb></lb>
then heard him say that they have Killd one, Says then he spoke to Mrs.<lb></lb>
Davison who was then present & asked her why she did not get a Dr. to her<lb></lb>
Husband, Says that she did go to Dt Lob, & brought a prescription which<lb></lb>
this Depont. looked at & carryed it to Mr. Meadones another prisoner and a<lb></lb>
Surgeon to ask his Opinion, Says the Sd. prescription was the carryed to<lb></lb>
Mr. Delmahoys & made up & given Accordingly, Says on Thursday the 26th.<lb></lb>
he saw him again & was then very Ill, says that he saw him Sevll. times<lb></lb>
after Especially on the Sunday the 29th. day of March the Day he Died & then Saw<lb></lb>
him very much disordered and this Eyes quicke set as if he was then dying<lb></lb>
Says that he then went to his own Room & abt. 11 o Clock was informd that the<lb></lb>
was dead, says that Davison was of a jokeing Ludicrous Disposition</p>
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