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October 1761

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The Information Hannah Ambler< no role > Tho
Kent
< no role > Sam Clay< no role > Jane Minors< no role > Ely Frankquet< no role >
taken before me one of his Majesty Justices
of the peace for the said County

Who being severally on Oath Sayth first this Inf Hah.
Ambler for herself saith that or Mich Day last about
7 in the Morng she went down into the Cellar for
some Coals and on Searching for a Shovel in a Closet
in the Cellar She perceived a Wig or Band Box tyed
up with a peice of List And then Inf upon looking into
the sd Box [..] preceiving something White touched it with
her truser & discovered it to he a Dead new boon
Child this Inf Imediatly ran up stans and informed
Mr Kent of it, and ans person & she brought up
and found it to be a Dead Male child new born
And further saith that she came to Lodge in the sd
house but the Thursday before then Discovery was
Made and saith that the person now present who
Calls herself Frances Whaley< no role > This name instance is in set 4184387. a Servant in the house
Never heard that she was with Child & saith that upon
her Mealiony the finding of the Child She said that
the Cellar door being often Open she supposed
somebody had despt it there And this Inf
Tho. Kent for himself saith that the sd Frances
hath locked with this Inf about Seven Years & saith
that for the last Year he meahead by the sd
Frans. or any other person ther she was with
Child and saith at the time the Child was found




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