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Information of Witnesses taken at
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in the Ward of Bassishaw in London the
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in view of the body
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of Wm. Walton there lying dead.
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Jane Pearce
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of No. 3 Shulters Court lodger a Mrs.
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Browns maketh oath that last Saturday morning Dept.
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being in the two pair of Stairs room opposite the time Mrs
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Shaw in the forth floor whereof Mr Walden and his Wife and
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family resides she saw Mrs. Walden strike the deced an before
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rather more then four years old & who was a nurse Child of hers
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mett her rest first upon the left side of the head under the ear
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That she their seized the Child by it hair with her left hand
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and with her right heal the Child very nothing in serious
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parts of the body during which time the Child died greatly
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and after she had died heavley the Child she put it on a
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Wooden table and the Child fell backwards in side upon the
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table & Stretched itself out and Dept did not see it were way
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more
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Sworn the 8 Decer 1789
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before me T Shelton Corr.
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maketh oath that this many Dept was called
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in to see the deadNot he examined the body of the deced
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& there appears to be abruise on the left ear, but not so intent
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as that Dept from to appearence conceives could have the
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occasioned the death of the ChildSays he examined the other
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parts of the body of the dead & did not perceive any mark or
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marks of violenes whatsoeverSays if a blow had been Juror will
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great notice in the deced ear & such as would have occasioned its
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death he apprehends the effects would have been almost in made ale
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& the Child would not have cried afterwards Says the Child afshean
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