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<p n="2472"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65002_geo2068">London</rs>
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Information of Witnesses taken at<lb></lb>
the parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65002_geo2069">Saint Michael Bassishaw</rs>
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in the Ward of Bassishaw in London the<lb></lb>
<rs type="date" id="LMCLIC65002_date323">8th. day of Decer 1789</rs>
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in view of the body<lb></lb>
of Wm. Walton there lying dead.</p>
<p n="2473"> <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65002_n2473-1">Jane Pearce</rs>
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of No. 3 Shulters Court lodger a Mrs.<lb></lb>
Browns maketh oath that last Saturday morning Dept.<lb></lb>
being in the two pair of Stairs room opposite the time Mrs<lb></lb>
Shaw in the forth floor whereof Mr Walden and his Wife and<lb></lb>
family resides she saw Mrs. Walden strike the deced an before<lb></lb>
rather more then four years old & who was a nurse Child of hers<lb></lb>
mett her rest first upon the left side of the head under the ear<lb></lb>
That she their seized the Child by it hair with her left hand<lb></lb>
and with her right heal the Child very nothing in serious<lb></lb>
parts of the body during which time the Child died greatly<lb></lb>
and after she had died heavley the Child she put it on a<lb></lb>
Wooden table and the Child fell backwards in side upon the<lb></lb>
table & Stretched itself out and Dept did not see it were way<lb></lb>
more</p>
<p n="2474"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sworn the 8 Decer 1789<lb></lb>
before me T Shelton Corr.</note>
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<p n="2475"> <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65002_n2475-1">Jane Piearce</rs>
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<p n="2476"> <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65002_n2476-1">Solomon Wadd</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65002_geo2070">Basinghall Street London</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMCLIC65002_occ908">Surgeon</rs>
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maketh oath that this many Dept was called<lb></lb>
in to see the deadNot he examined the body of the deced<lb></lb>
& there appears to be abruise on the left ear, but not so intent<lb></lb>
as that Dept from to appearence conceives could have the<lb></lb>
occasioned the death of the ChildSays he examined the other<lb></lb>
parts of the body of the dead & did not perceive any mark or<lb></lb>
marks of violenes whatsoeverSays if a blow had been Juror will<lb></lb>
great notice in the deced ear & such as would have occasioned its<lb></lb>
death he apprehends the effects would have been almost in made ale<lb></lb>
& the Child would not have cried afterwards Says the Child afshean</p>
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