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In the fecond Place, I have been charged with the
poifoning my Wife, which is utterly falfe, for in her
Illnefs I did all that lay in my Power to relieve her,
but to no Purpofe ; I fent for Dr. Cartridge in or near
Wood-Jireet, who came to my Wife and prefcrib'd for
her, but he faid if fhe did not go into the Country, fne
would not live fix Weeks longer. I gave him his Fee,
and my Wife took what he order'd, and then I fent her
down to Rumford, to an own Brother of hers, where
Ihe was fome Time, and then went to Hanioiiring-Boiver,
and during tlie Time ihe was in the Country, fhe made
Ufe of Mr. George Aylett Apothecary, who thro' the
Mercy of God, and by his Medicines got well again. I
was feveral Times down to fee her, and when I found
ihe was fo well recover'd, I defir'd her to come Home,
which Ihe did in about ten Days Time, and brought
fome Medicines with her ; but her Diftemper return'd
in a little Time, and my Mother being gone, I was
forc'd to leave my Shop, fo went to Mr. Podmore at
Stratford, and paid him a Qiiarters Rent that I ow'd
him, and then I apply'd myfelf to John London, Efq;
in Lothbury, where I ferv'd my Apprenticefhip to a
Peruke-maker XivA Barber, and "he gave me a Letter to
the Steward of Mr. Guy\ Hofpital, where my Wife
was immediately examin'd before Dr. Jury and Dr.
Oldfield, who ordered her into Lyddta's Ward; then I
went to Work at Mr. Smith's at Great lllford, and
came to my Wife once a Week, and paid the Sifter of
the Ward 2 s. or Half a Crown a Week, and fome-
times more.
And this I did till the Day of her Death, and then
buried her very handfome and decent in St. Thomai's
Church-yard, which Funeral coft me about ; /. I never
abufed or ftruck her in all mj Life, no otherwife then
Words may happen between Husband and Wife, but
never no Blows.
I have been cliarg'd by fome ill difpofed Perfons,
who fay, that I ihould kill a Child in the LcndonWork-
houfe, which is malicioufly laid upon me, as well as
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