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And now it was that he betook himself to examine Antipater of Samaria,
who was the steward of [his son] Antipater; and upon torturing him, he
learned that Antipater had sent for a potion of deadly poison for him out
of Egypt, by Antiphilus, a companion of his; that Theudio, the uncle of
Antipater, had it from him, and delivered it to Pheroras; for that Antipater
had charged him to take his father off while he was at Rome, and so free
him from the suspicion of doing it himself: that Pheroras also committed
this potion to his wife. Then did the king send for her, and bid her bring
to him what she had received immediately. So she came out of her house
as if she would bring it with her, but threw herself down from the top
of the house, in order to prevent any examination and torture from the
king. However, it came to pass, as it seems by the providence of God, when
he intended to bring Antipater to punishment, that she fell not upon her
head, but upon other parts of her body, and escaped. The king, when she
was brought to him, took care of her, (for she was at first quite senseless
upon her fall,) and asked her why she had thrown herself down; and gave
her his oath, that if she would speak the real truth, he would excuse her
from punishment; but that if she concealed any thing, he would have her
body torn to pieces by torments, and leave no part. of it to be buried.
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