A genuine account of the most horrid parricide committed by Mary Blandy, spinster, upon the body of her father Francis Blandy ... : Together with the copy of a letter she had wrote to Mr. C-n ... and her confession before the magistrate. Also a copy of her commitment to Oxford Gaol ... / Published by some of the friends and relations of the family.

Date:
1751
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A genuine account of the most horrid parricide committed by Mary Blandy, spinster, upon the body of her father Francis Blandy ... : Together with the copy of a letter she had wrote to Mr. C-n ... and her confession before the magistrate. Also a copy of her commitment to Oxford Gaol ... / Published by some of the friends and relations of the family. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    to this Examinant, that her faid Father had told her he had a Ball of Fire in his Stomach, and that he fhould not be well till the fame was out and faith, that on the next Day being Tuefday, her faid Mailer continued very ill, and in the E- vening he drank fome more of the faid Water-GruG, and was immediately after¬ wards taken very ill, and reached violently, and went to Bed : On the JVednefday, he the laid Francis Blandy took Phyfick, and a- bout TwO of the Clock the fame Day, the faid Mary Blandy would have had her laid Father taken the Remainder of the faid Water-Gruel, but the other Servant would not let him take it, and was going to throw it away, when fhe efpied at the Bot¬ tom of the Bafon fome white Stuff, and called to this Examinant to look at it, which fhe did, and the fame was very white and gritty *, and faith, that floe heard the faid Mary Blandy, declare to Doctor Addington, that fhe never attempted to give her faid Father any Powder but once before, and that die then put it into his Tea, which he did not drink, as it would not mix well. Taken on Oath EL1Z,BINFIELD. the i ^ th Day *-/ <■/ of Aug. 17 c; i, before me ~ RICHARD MILES, Mayor and Coroner. Town of Henley upon Thames in the Countv of Oxford. To Wit. The Dtpojition and Examination of Ed¬ ward Herne, taken on Oath the l$th Day cf Auguff 1751, before Ri¬ chard Miles, Gent. Mayor and Coro- ?:or of the faid Town of Henley upon Thames. rpHE faid Examinant on his Oath faith, that lie was a Servant or Writer to Francis Blandy, Gentleman, deceafed ; and faith, that during the Time of the I1L nefs of the faid Francis Blandy, he this Ex¬ aminant, heard Mary Blandy, the Daugh¬ ter of the faid Francis Blandy, deceafed, declare, that die had received fome Pow¬ ders, with fome Pebbles from Captain C——, which die faid were Love-Pow¬ ders ^ and farther faith, that die told him when die received the fame from the faid Captain C-, that he defired that die would adminifler the fame to her Father. Taken on Oath ED W. HERNE, the 15th Day of Aug. 1751, before me RICHARD MILES. Mayor and Corottor. Before we infert any more of the Affi¬ davits made before the Mayor and Co¬ roner of Henley, the Day after his Death, we think it proper to give fome further Account of Mifs, and her Behaviour on finding her Father was dead. Soon after Mr. Blandy was dead, her Uncle, a Reverend Divine, fent to Mifs the Keys which her Father had delivered to him during his Illnefs, as being her own, and therefore he had no farther Bu¬ ll nefs with them. Her two Keepers, whom her Father had ordered to take Care of her, were difmiffed, having no more Power to watch her ; and from the Time of her Father's Death till the next Day at Noon, die had full Liberty of ma¬ king her Efcape, and indeed die made fe- veral Attempts for-that Purpofe, as will be fhewn hereafter. What we have hitherto related,' ap¬ pears by the Teflimonies of the Servants : But there being fome other Incidents which happened in the Courfe of this me¬ lancholy Affair, we fhall give a true Ac¬ count of whatever has come to our certain Knowledge, though for that Purpofe we dial! be obliged to go a little back again in Point of Time. Mifs