Martha< no role > the Wife of William Strapham< no role > of
Jacob street in the Parish of St. Mary Magdalen
Bermondsey in the County of Surry Marinn maketh
Oath and saith that last Sunday about in the
Evening Dept. went to Mr. Fisher's House in the
Minories in Order to be in readiness to assistant
washing there the next day: that on [..] ringing
the Bell at the Doors the door was opened by a
Stranger who afterwards appeared to be a Sister
of Maria the Servant there: that Dept. instantly
went down stairs into the [..] where Dept
said the said Maria walking about there with
her hands upon her sides: that Dept. observed a
Gallipot or Box with something such in it which
Dept. tasted upon the Dresser: that Maria & her
Sister were both in the Kitchen & Dept. asked Maria's
Sister what the sd Box or Gallipot was for [..]
who answered it was for her Sister: that [..]
[..] very soon afterwards
Dept. went to Mrs. Davis's leaving Maria & her Sister
in the Kitchen and Dept. at that time had [..] suspicion
of Maria's being with Child: that Dept told Mrs. Davis
that Maria was very ill who with Dept about an
have afterwds. went toMariaMr. Fisher's and there
found Maria in her Bed, Says Mrs. Clarke the sd.
Mrs. Davis Miss SarahshouldShorditche& Dept.
were then in Mr. Fisher's House and making search
for a Bastard Child the sd. Maria was then [..]
to have been delivered of there being Blood in
various parts of the Houses and particularly in Mrs.
Fisher's Bed Chamber & in the Passage hading to the
Necessary & in the Necessary, Says that soon afterwds.
a new [..] Male Child was found in the Necessary and taken
out of it in Depts. prese [..] which appeared to be
full ga [..] Says that abt. of the Clock Dept. told
Maria that a fine child had been found in the Necessary
as asked Maria if the After burden had come away
with it who answered, no, and said she believed it was
then coming and asked for the Chamby Pets when the
after [..] present by afterwds. draped from her Body on
one side of the Pet and Dept. put it into the Pets That
thereupon Dept. asked Maria how she [..] be so barbarons to
the Child,meaningas to throw it into the necessary to