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Informations of Witnesses touching the Death of
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her Father, who being Sworn saith on Friday
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the Seventh of December last about Ten in the forenoon
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came to the said House with a Man whose name is
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James or
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who called for a Pot of
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Purl & after that another That the man drank of the
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first & part of the Second and left the Women together
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by the Fire side & went away. That after he was gone
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they put the remainder of the Purl into a Pint Pot &
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sat friendly together. That Allen appeared to be in
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liquor (and seem'd so when she first came in) but the
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Prisoner was not fuddled. That Allen leant on the
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other's Shoulder or Arm as they sat at which she seem
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vastly affronted and sayd you whore don't ye lay
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your head on my Shoulder Allen say'd I am Surpriz'd
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you should call me whore when you know Moll you
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are a greater Whore yourself The Prisoner replyed call
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me whore again & I'll Split your Skull or to that effect
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The Deceased repeated Then you are a Whore upon
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which the Prisr. got up and threw the purl in her Face
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and immediately cut her with the pot by giving her
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violent Blow upon the left side of her Head still
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holding the Pot in her Hand till this Deponent took it
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from her That Allen imediately fell down without
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speaking but fell into fits & remainder insensible
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better than ten Minutes and while this Deponent was
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on her knees with Allen's Head in her
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Bosom she this
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Depont. told the Prisoner she had kill'd her she Dam
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