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<p n="78">the Witness understood this by figur & Pointing from the decd.<lb></lb>
That she sat up with the deced on the Fryday Night<lb></lb>
following the accident - That the deced then could<lb></lb>
speak & shew'd the Witness the Fireplace where<lb></lb>
her husband flung her down & that he put one<lb></lb>
Knee upon her Belly & the other upon her Stomach<lb></lb>
& likewise pinch'd her by her Nose & Throat & that <lb></lb>
from this Violence the deced said she belive'd she<lb></lb>
open'd her Mouth but cannot remember wher.<lb></lb>
she put out her Tongue or no - That her husband<lb></lb>
first cut on the one side - then on the other &<lb></lb>
last in the middle & run the Knife downwards, &<lb></lb>
cut her upwards - That the Witness from time<lb></lb>
to time hath constantly attended her since &<lb></lb>
the deced was always in the same story & said<lb></lb>
it would be her death & in general confirms<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50502_n78-1">Mary Dew</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50502_n78-1" type="surname" value="Dew"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50502_n78-1" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
That deced. died last Wed: Night</p>
<p n="79">the Mark of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50502_n79-1">Lydia<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Cooper</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50502_n79-1" type="surname" value="Cooper"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50502_n79-1" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
</p>
<p n="80"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">4</note>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50502_n80-1">Catherine</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50502_n80-1" type="given" value="Catherine"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50502_n80-1" type="surname" value="Hill"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50502_n80-1" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50502_occ22">Wife</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50502_occ22" type="occupation" value="Wife"></interp>
of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50502_n80-2">Thos. Hill</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50502_n80-2" type="given" value="Thos"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50502_n80-2" type="surname" value="Hill"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50502_n80-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
. That she<lb></lb>
help'd Nurse the deced with <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50502_n80-3">Mary Dew</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50502_n80-3" type="given" value="Mary"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50502_n80-3" type="surname" value="Dew"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50502_n80-3" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
but not all<lb></lb>
the which for her legs swelled & she went away - That last Sunday afternoon after Service<lb></lb>
she was desired by the Parish Officers to Go again<lb></lb>
& she went - That the overser was then prsent when<lb></lb>
she went & the deced was sensible & could speak<lb></lb>
That she sat up all Night with her & the deced said<lb></lb>
she was very sad & that she thought her Husband<lb></lb>
Mainsaye would be her death - That she should be Starv'd<lb></lb>
to death for her Husband had us'd her so, that she</p>
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