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"coQrfcj^feem'd to refleft upon her Hu/band's unkind
Ufage of her, which furpriz'd Mr. Langmore more than
all Ihe had faid to him before, and ftrenthen'd his Suf-
picion, by Reafon fhe had always before given him the
beft of Charafters, for a moft indulgent and tender Hu-
fband. He then took his Leave of her, and returning
hack to his Friend -^Jhhy, upon their comparing their
feveral Accounts together, there appear'd very great
Reafon to judge of fome unfair Praftices towards Mr.
Hayes; they refolv'd-to go together to Mr. Eaton a
Life-Guard Man, who was alfo an Acquaintance of his,
and accordingly went to enquire for him, intending he
Ihould have gone to her likewife, to have heard what
Account flie would give him.
They went to feveral Places to fee for him, but mif-
fing of him, they went down to Weftminfter to fee the
Head at Mr. Wefihrook'i; when' they arriv'd^ there, he
inform'd them that the Head had been pwn'd by a
Vv'^oman from Kingfland, who believ'd it to be her Huf-
band's, but was not pofitive enough to fwear to it, the'
the Circumllances were ftrong, he having been miffing
from the Day before the Head was found, but they de-
;liring to fee it, Mr. Jphy went up Stairs firft to look
upon it, and coming down again, inform'd Mr. Long-
more he really believ'd it to be Hayeses Head ; upon
which Mr. LongTnore then went up to fee the fame, and
examining it more exaftly than Mr. AJhhy had done,
confirm'd him in his Sufpicion.
They then went back to fee for Mr. Eaton, and
meeting with him at Home, told him their Sufpicion,
and the Reafons thereof, and defired him to go along
with them to make farther Enquiry into .the Affair.
Eaton invited them to ttay to Dinner with him, which
at firft they confented to, but afterwards changing their
Minds, ihey all went down to Longmore'i Houfe, where
they repeated their Sufpicions, not only of Mr. Hayes's
having been murder'd (that, they were on Sight of
the Head fully fatisfy'd of) but alfo that his Wife was
privy to the fame ; a'^d in order to obtain a more fa-
tisfadory