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<p n="625"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65002_geo582">London</rs>
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Informations of Witnesses taken at the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65002_geo583">Parish of Allhallows</rs>
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London shall<lb></lb>
the <rs type="date" id="LMCLIC65002_date90">20th. day of March 1789</rs>
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on view of<lb></lb>
the body of a new born female Infant then<lb></lb>
and there lying dead.</p>
<p n="626"> <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65002_n626-1">John Porter</rs>
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one of the Watchman of the Ward of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65002_geo584">Broad Street</rs>
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maketh oath that last Wednesday night<lb></lb>
Dept being passing thro. the Church Yard of <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65002_geo585">Allhallows</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65002_geo586">London Wall</rs>
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Parrish he saw something lying upon the Wall<lb></lb>
of the Church Yard Arthurs side the railsThat he took a <rs type="occupation" id="LMCLIC65002_occ227">Cap</rs>
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<lb></lb>
& afterwards<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
himself & other<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMCLIC65002_occ228">Watchman</rs>
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no remaining what it was discovered at Where<lb></lb>
Child. That it was wrapped up in Cloths<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
which are<lb></lb>
bloody</p>
<p n="627">The mark of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65002_n627-1">John<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Porter</rs>
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<p n="628">Sworn the 20th. day of March 1789<lb></lb>
before me<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65002_n628-1">Thos. Shelton</rs>
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Corr.</p>
<p n="629"> <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65002_n629-1">John Lebow</rs>
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of one of the Watchmen of the aforesaid<lb></lb>
Ward maketh oath that just after one o'Clock on<lb></lb>
Wednesday night the last Witness Porter called out for a<lb></lb>
fellow Watchman & sayed he had set something that was<lb></lb>
bloodyThat belives it to Dept who untyed to fellow her<lb></lb>
as delivers and same other Roths wherein he found a Child<lb></lb>
which he afterwards took to the Watchhouse. That the Cloths are<lb></lb>
produced are believes there the Child was in when found.</p>
<p n="630">Sworn the 20th. day of March 1789<lb></lb>
before me<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65002_n630-1">Thos. Shelton</rs>
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Corr.</p>
<p n="631">The Mark of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65002_n631-1">John<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Lebow</rs>
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</p>
<p n="632"> <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65002_n632-1">Henry Saffory</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65002_geo587">Devonshire Street</rs>
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London <rs type="occupation" id="LMCLIC65002_occ229">Surgeon</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Maketh Oath that yesterday morning Dept<del>was pulled</del>
<lb></lb>
was called on to sat the body of the deced a male Infant<lb></lb>
That he accordg. went & saw the Child act of Vestry room</p>
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