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Liberty of<lb></lb>
Westmr. in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65207_geo519">County<lb></lb>
of Middlesex</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Informations taken this Twenty sixth day<lb></lb>
of March 1767 at the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65207_geo520">St. Margaret<lb></lb>
within the Liberty of Westminster</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65207_geo521">County<lb></lb>
of Middlesex</rs>
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(Vizt. at <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65207_geo522">Knightsbridge</rs>
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) on an<lb></lb>
Inquisition touching the Death of a New born<lb></lb>
Male Child lying Dead in the said Parish<lb></lb>
Liberty and County.</p>
<p n="659">John<obscured></obscured>
by Servant to <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65207_n659-1">William Bumford</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65207_geo523">Park<lb></lb>
Street</rs>
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in the Parish of Sr. George <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65207_geo524">Hanover Square</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65207_occ189">Chandler</rs>
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<lb></lb>
on his Oath saith, That on Tuesday last about One o'Clock<lb></lb>
this Deponent was going along <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65207_geo525">Hyde Park</rs>
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near the side<lb></lb>
of the Serpenture River, Says that he saw a Child floating<lb></lb>
in the said <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65207_geo526">Serpentine River</rs>
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about half a Yard from the<lb></lb>
Shore, Says that he stepped into the Water, and took hold<lb></lb>
of the Deced's hands, and pulled it on Shore in the Warris<obscured></obscured>
St. Margaret and their<lb></lb>
found it to be a Male Child, Says that the Child was dead<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
& appeared to have been in the Water some time, Says that he went<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
to <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65207_n659-3">John Wilder</rs>
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the Park keeper at <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65207_geo527">Grosvenor Gate</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and acquainted him therewith</p>
<p n="660"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65207_n660-1">John Whitby</rs>
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<p n="661"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65207_n661-1">Archdall Harris</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65207_geo528">Queen Street</rs>
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in the Parish<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65207_geo529">St. Margaret Westmr</rs>
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. <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65207_occ190">Surgeon</rs>
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on his Oath saith<lb></lb>
That he this day opened the Body of a Male Child<lb></lb>
and tried the Experiment of putting the Lungs into<lb></lb>
Water, Says that the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65207_geo530">Lungs</rs>
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did not Sink in the<lb></lb>
Water, and that he believers the said Male Child<lb></lb>
was born alive Says that the Navel String of said<lb></lb>
Child was Not tied nor any care taken for its<lb></lb>
Preservation, but that he observed no Marks of violene<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
upon said Child.</p>
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