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wilful Spii'it, void of all'Virtue, and the Grace of God,
vWiich occafion'd her to be fo far delerced of God, that
flie fell into thofe abominaijle and vile Crimes fat which
ihe defervedly fufFer'd.
As foon as ihe eiiter'd Nc-tvgate, fhe prov'd a true
Forefeer of her own Fate, by her immediately crying
cut, / am a dead WoiiianJ She was convey'd to the old
Condemn'd'Hole, as being the moft proper Place for fc-
curing her, and a Perfon was appointed to watch her,,
from an Apprehenfion that ilie intended to.take away
her own Life. Thefe Fears were occafion'd from htr
appearing to be exceedingly ill and out of order, her fick
Fits fucceeded by Vomitings of clotted Blood, and her
periiiling during thefe extraordinary AL's to take any
'J hing which might comfort, or even fupport Nature j
but Mr. Snowd, a Surgren,.zhir examining into her Cafe,
declar'd his Opinion, that her illnefs might be occafion'd
by a Preternatural Hurry of Spirits, and was not dani-
g'rous. However ihe would fometimes fall into flrange
Agonies, rowling her Eyes, clinching her Hands, isV.
particularly once when a Gentleman who had been her
Mailer came to fee her, ihe fell into an extraordinary
Diforder, grafping the Keeper's Legs fo as fcarce to be
got from him; w len fhe came to herfelf all the Reafon
ihe affigned was, that ihe could not endure to fee any
cf her Acquaintance.
When fhe was inform'd that Mary Tracey and the two
Alexanders were feiz.'d, fhe appear'd pleafed, and fmil'd,
faying with a feeming Satisfaction, Jfialldie miv 'with
Fkafure f.nce the Murd'reri are taken. - When the Boys
and the Woman were fhewn to her that ihe might fee
whither they were the Perfons whom fhe accufed, fhe
immediately faid. Ay, tkefe are Perfons luho committed
the Murder ; and fa id to Mary Tracey, Tou knonu this to
be true, which fhe pronounc'd with a Boldnefs which
furpriz'd all the Spefiators. Then turning to her again,
fhe faid. So Mary, you fee 'what you ha've brought me too,
it is thro'you and the fwo Alexander'^ that lam hrxrugkt
to this Shame, and muft die for it, yon all fromijed mt
you