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Liberty of Westmr.<lb></lb>
in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65204_geo20">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Informations of Witnesses taken this<lb></lb>
<rs type="date" id="WACWIC65204_date8">fourteenth day of January 1764</rs>
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at the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65204_geo21">Parish of St. George</rs>
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, before<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65204_n16-1">Thomas Prickard</rs>
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his Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65204_occ5">Coroner</rs>
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for<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65204_geo23">City and</rs>
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Liberty of Westmr. in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65204_geo24">County<lb></lb>
of Middlesex</rs>
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, touching the Death of a New born<lb></lb>
Female Child then and there lying Dead, as follow</p>
<p n="17"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65204_n17-1">Elizabeth Ford</rs>
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Servant to the Right Honoble Lady Tyrconnet<lb></lb>
in Curzon Street in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65204_geo25">Parish of St. George</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65204_geo26">Hanover Square</rs>
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within the Liberty of Westmr. in the Capacity of House keeper<lb></lb>
on her Oath saith that on Wednesday last <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65204_n17-6">Ann Gascoine</rs>
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look<lb></lb>
to Lady Tyrconnel was taken ill, and in the Afternoon<lb></lb>
grew worse, says that she ordered Ann Gascoine to go to<lb></lb>
bed that Evening between six & seven O'Clock, says that<lb></lb>
said Ann Gascoine informed Deponent that she was<lb></lb>
better the next Morning, but that said Ann Gascoine<lb></lb>
laid in Bed all that Day, being Thursday, Deponent says<lb></lb>
that she ordered said Ann Gascoine some Sack When<lb></lb>
that Evening upon her complaining that she was Dry,<lb></lb>
Deponent says that on her going into the Laundrey<lb></lb>
on friday Morning last about Eleven O'Clock, she found<lb></lb>
said Ann Gascoine sitting by the Fire there, says that<lb></lb>
the Servants were Ironing there and Wet Cloaths hanging<lb></lb>
before the Fire, Deponent thought it an improper place for<lb></lb>
said Ann Gascoine to be in, and ordered her to go into<lb></lb>
Deponents Room, says that said Gascoine came there soon<lb></lb>
after, Deponent says that <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65204_n17-2">Ann Bell</rs>
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one of the House<lb></lb>
Maids, told her that she suspected something and<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
was the Matter with <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65204_n17-3">Ann Gascoine</rs>
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, Deponent thereupon<lb></lb>
asked her the said Ann Gascoine if she<del>had Miscarried</del>
<lb></lb>
was Married, and Charged her with having Miscarried,<lb></lb>
to which said Ann Gascoine replied that she had not<lb></lb>
miscarried, and that Deponent wronged her much, Deponent<lb></lb>
says that she was then informed by <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65204_n17-4">Ann Bell</rs>
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that said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65204_n17-5">Ann Gascoine</rs>
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that Morning took her Chamber pot down<lb></lb>
Stairs, and Deponent was also informed by <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65204_n17-7">Sarah Godsby</rs>
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another <obscured></obscured>
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