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and her little purse. Mrs Rudd thanked her, told
her she was in no want of money, on the contrary she was in
a condition to reward her liberally for one f very essential
piece of service it was in her power to do for her.
When this service was explained, it was to get
a lesson Mrs R, had invented, and swear the forgery
upon Sr Tho: Frankland and Mrs R Perrau.
For this service 900£ was offer'd or even £1000. And
to quiet her conscience, — the fact was true, only there
unfortunately wanted evidence. The poor woman astonished,
and not knowing what to make of it, gave
no definitive answer, but went and told her husband.
He husband is a Carpenter, who works every now and
then fro Mr Gilliess, and who told Mr G. this
story. This happened about 6 weeks ago. I have
not seen it yet in print. However I have seen
it in the papers that a Bill has been found against
Mrs Rudd for subornation.
Two other passages of domestic life have since intimate at Mr Scawen's. Him
that engaged the attention of the public. One is, the
death of Mr Scawen, of Woodcote in Surry, Uncle
to the member. The other is, a paper war
between the Duchess of Kingston and Foote.
Mr Scawen had kept in the house with him for
5 or 6 years past a young girl of the name of
Butterfield, whose chastity he had brought it is said of her father
at the age of 14, & whom for some years past he
had permitted to take his name. He had taken:
great care of her education, and was known
to have made a will in her favour to the amount
. For this year or two last past, he had
very declining, scerbatic, state of health.
was a young Officer, who for some time past
had been
and Miss B. Mr S. it is said had encouraged
to think of making a match afte as soon as Mr
S. should die. Mr S. had for a long time been
accustomed, contrary to the persuasions of all his friends
to tamper with quack medicines. He would take
nothing but from Miss B's hands. at last being
very ill and in a state of salivation, he called
in Sanxay the Surgeon, an old practitioner, who
lives I think in Norfolk Street. Sanxay when he
saw him, and heard his story took a suspicion that he had been
poisoned by Miss B. with a mercurial poison.
Mr Schawen gave into the suspicions, and suffered
himself to be taken to a house of Sanxay's where
he continued for 3 weeks, and then died. On Sanxay's
evidence Miss B. was indicted last Surry assizes, but
acquitted. Notwithstanding the circumstances I have mentioned,
Miss. B. is almost universally believd innocent.
Sanxay has hurt himself very much in the affair. I
should have mentioned that while at Sanxay's house, Mr
S. cancelled the legacy he had given to Miss B. Sanxay's
known opulence acquits him of any criminal design, but
his profession charge him with great ignorance and rashness.
What is remarkable is that ll the time Mr
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