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Informations of Witnesses taken at the parish of
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in the Ward of
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the 9th. day of July 1796 on view of the
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body of a female Child their lying dead.
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Thomas Prratt of Aldermary Church Yard London
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maketh oath that last Thursday afternoon Mary
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Whitea servant to Mr. Boston of the Old Charge came
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to Depts. Shop and sayed she had been under medical pratmt.,
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that she taken some electuary which she had often taken before,
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that it had not the desired effect and desired Dept to juce her
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something to pass off the electuary she had taken which she sayed
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occasioned her pain in her bowlsDept from her general
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appearance was apprehensive she was pregnant and he gave
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her a gentle opening draft. Says that about an hour afterwds.
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Dept was sent for to attend her; he went and found her sitting
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in a Chair in the Kitchen of her masters house in a weak and
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Saint state, painting frequently. she sayed she had the piles,
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She was afterwards taken
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up Stairs. Dept there sayed to her that from circumstances he
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had great reason to believe that she was pregnant and to
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ascertain it it was necessary to examine her. Mr. Dyson was
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present and sayed she ought to submit it, or words passed to
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the above effect.
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Mary White
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sayed nothing in answer, at this
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time she was lying upon a Bed. Dept says he attempted to make
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an examination but was not able to do it, because she sayed
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she wanted to use the Chamberpot and for went from the bed to
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it and sat upon it some time. a few hours afterwards Dept.
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remaining of opinion that the said.
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Mary White
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had been pregnant
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he searched the privy of Mr. Bostons house and where he found
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