The proceedings at large on the trial of John Donellan ... for the wilful murder ... of Sir The. Edward Allesley Boughton ... / Taken in shorthand ... by W. Blanchard.

  • John Donellan
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[1781]
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Credit: The proceedings at large on the trial of John Donellan ... for the wilful murder ... of Sir The. Edward Allesley Boughton ... / Taken in shorthand ... by W. Blanchard. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    dead of thefaid medicine then lately before preferibed and made up for- the faid Sir Theodofius Boughton, and to be taken bv him the faid Sir Theodofius Boughton in manner aforefaid, to be a deadly poifon, but believing the dime to be the true and real medicine then lately before preferibed and made tip for, and to be taken by him the faid Sir Theodofius Boughton afterwards, (to wit) on the thirtieth day of Auguft, in the year aforefaid, at the hamlet of Little Lawford aforefaid, in the parifb of Newbold upon Avon afore- fad, in the faid county of Warwick, the faid arfenic fo as aforefaid put, infilled in, and mixed together with water by the faid John Donellan as aforefaid, con- tained in the faid glafs phial bottle, fo put and placed by the faid John Donellan in the lodging room of him thefaid Sir Theodofius Boughton, in the place and Head of the faid medicine then lately before preferibed and made up for the faid Sir Theodofius Boughton, he, the faid Sir Theodofius Boughton, did take, drink, and lwallow down into his body, by means of which laid taking, drinking, and fwallowing down into his body of the faid arfenic, fo as aforefaid put, infufed in, and mixed together with water by the faid John Donellan as aforefaid, he, the faid Sir Theodofius Boughton, then and there becamefick, anddiftempered in his body, of which laid ficknefs and diftemper of body, occafioned by the faid taking, drinking, and Iwallowing down into the body of the faid Sir Theodofius Boughton, of the faid arfenic fo as afore- faid put, infufed in, and mixed together with water by the laid John Donellan as aforefaid, he, the faid Sir Theodofius Boughton, on the laid thirtieth day of Auguft, in the year aforefaid, at the hamlet of Little Lawford, in the parifh of Newbold upon Avon, in the county of Warwick aforefaid, did die. And fo the jurors aforefaid, upon their oath aforefaid, do fay, that the faid John Donellan, him, the laid Sir B 2 Theodofius
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