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Image 113 of 46123rd February 1785


Susanna Hobbs< no role > Saith that She Lives
facing Higsons the Father of the Child
That she hath heard the Child Cry many
timesBut did not hear him saw anything
But she never Saw the Father or any other
Person Beat himShe hath heard the
sound of Blows But she is not sure that
it was the Deceased that Cryed

That the Father hath three other Children
But they are all Younger than the Deceased
That last Saturday about Dush Informant
went into Higsons HouseThat Mrs.
Higson had just before been to [..] Informt.
for a Peek of Coals and told Informant
that her little Boy (meaning the Deceased)
had been very badhad a very bad Cold
And she had been upto the Dispensary for
three Papers of Powder

That upon this Informant went over
to see himThat he was lying in
the CradleThat the Mother gave
Informant a Candle and when Informant looked




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