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<p n="3126">might be a means of her confessing itDeponent then was called for<lb></lb>
home and soon after she heard the Child was found, and she then went<lb></lb>
and saw the Child laying in a Chair in the, Maids Room, Deponent<lb></lb>
said to the Woman, How could You say and put your Soul to it that<lb></lb>
you was not with Child and I see the Child now here, to which<lb></lb>
she replied I was not then with Child when I swore I was not. the<lb></lb>
woman said I did not Kill the Child it was Still Born. Deponent<lb></lb>
is or opinion the Child was not fairly done by but Deponent was<lb></lb>
very much frightened at the time.</p>
<p n="3127">The Mark of<lb></lb>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3127-1">Sarah Tomlinson</rs>
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<p n="3128"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3128-1">Mary Sawyer</rs>
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Wife of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3128-2">Theophilus Sawyer</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45028_occ757">Keeper</rs>
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of the three Blue<lb></lb>
Posts Pubic House the corner of Edward Street facing <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo2163">Broad Street</rs>
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Saint<lb></lb>
James Westmr. on her Oath saith that yesterday between Eight and nine<lb></lb>
o' Clock in the Morning Mr. Sawyer's Son in Law came<del>and knocked</del>
to<lb></lb>
Deponents Chamber Door and called out the Maid was not well, Deponent<lb></lb>
came down and found the Maid in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo2164">the Passage</rs>
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, and said Betty what's the<lb></lb>
matter with You, she replied she had a sad pain in her Stomach, Deponent<lb></lb>
desired her to go up Stairs, and she would go with her, and in the landing<lb></lb>
place of the Stairs the Maid stopped and sat down on the Stairs and said<lb></lb>
she should be better presently, and in a little time she was better and went<lb></lb>
up into her own Room, and Deponent with her, and the Maid sat down<lb></lb>
on the Bed, and Deponent asked her if she was not in Labour, she said<lb></lb>
How could You think so, You know Ma'am I have been of this size a<lb></lb>
great while, she then desired Deponent to let her have something warm<lb></lb>
which Deponent did and brought it to her, she drank it and said it<lb></lb>
did her good Some time after Deponent went up again, and then saw<lb></lb>
the Child in a white Apron on the side of the Bedstead, Deponent<lb></lb>
asked her why she did not own she was with Child she said she was<lb></lb>
ashamedDeponent and the Midwife and another Woman that was<lb></lb>
then in the Room discoursed together and were of opinion that<lb></lb>
nothing had been done to the Child but what might have been in<lb></lb>
consequence of the Woman's delivering herself, the Maid said the<lb></lb>
Child never cryedDeponent says she saw in the Maid's<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Draw<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
some few Child Bed Linen such as a Shirt and two or three Caps, but</p>
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