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<p n="243">Depositions taken before <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50432_n243-1">John King</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50432_occ129">Esqr</rs>
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. <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50432_occ130">one of the Coroners</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50432_geo311">County of Middx</rs>
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the first day of October 1754 on the<lb></lb>
behalf of our Sovereign Lord the King touching the<lb></lb>
Death of a Female Infant</p>
<p n="244"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50432_n244-1">Thomas Harper</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50432_geo312"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50432_geo313">St. John street</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50432_geo314">Parish of Saint<lb></lb>
Sepulchres</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50432_geo315">County of Middx</rs>
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</rs>
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& <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50432_occ131">Carpenter</rs>
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being duly<lb></lb>
sworn upon his Oath Saith that on the twenty eighth day of<lb></lb>
September last being desired by <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50432_n244-2">Bartholomew Flagget</rs>
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<lb></lb>
the Master of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50432_n244-3">Martha Stokes</rs>
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who had lately been<lb></lb>
<del>lately</del>
delivered of a Female Infant that was thrown<lb></lb>
down the House of Office in the Yard belonging to the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50432_n244-4">Bartholomew Flagget</rs>
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to search therein for the said<lb></lb>
Female Infant And this Depont. Saith that he did<lb></lb>
accordingly take up the Flooring belonging to the said<lb></lb>
House of Office and in about ten Minitts took up the<lb></lb>
Body of the said Female Infant<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
and further this Depont. Saith tha in<lb></lb>
Searching for the said Infant he beleives there was a Stone<lb></lb>
or Brick back lay upon the Body before the took it up and<lb></lb>
beleives the same was thrown down after the Body of<lb></lb>
the Infant was thrown into the said House of Office</p>
<p n="245">I King</p>
<p n="246"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50432_n246-1">Thos: Harper</rs>
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</p>
<p n="247"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50432_n247-5">Sarah</rs>
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the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50432_occ132">Wife</rs>
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of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50432_n247-1">Bartholomew Flagget</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50432_geo316"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50432_geo317">Saint John<lb></lb>
Street</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50432_geo318">parish of St Sepulchres</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50432_geo319">County of Middx</rs>
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</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50432_occ133">Bellows Maker</rs>
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being duly sworn on her Oath Saith that<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50432_n247-2">Martha Stokes</rs>
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had lived with this Depont. for about nine days<lb></lb>
and that on Thursday the 26th of Septr. last the said<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50432_n247-3">Martha Stokes</rs>
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pretended to be<lb></lb>
Ill and had Pains all over her Body upon which this Dept.<lb></lb>
advised her to go to bed and she went accordingly and was blooded<lb></lb>
on the Fryday Morning and Continued in Bed till the Saturday<lb></lb>
Morning and then she the said<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50432_n247-4">Martha Stokes</rs>
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took the Sheets of the Bed<lb></lb>
the lay in and went down<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
two pair of Stairs to the<lb></lb>
necessary House and this Depont. Seeing her come from it<lb></lb>
<del>and</del>
askt her what Business the had there and the answered</p>
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