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an Infant lying Dead in
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the said Parish Liberty and County.
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James Butter
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a Lodger at Mrs. Cann in
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on his Oath saith that he was at Work on Saturday last at a
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New built House situate in
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St. Mary
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le bon
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, Says that about three O'Clock
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that Afternoon Deponent was Working on the Ground Floor, and
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that
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on the Floor close to Deponent, say
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that he there upon looked up, and saw Deced falling down,
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Deced immediately fell
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and lighting first upon a Board one
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pair of Stairs in said House, and Deced from thence fell upon
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the Bench on the Ground Floor, on which Deponent Worked,
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says that Deponent and
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house a Baker
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was motionless and Deponent thought he had been Dead,
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particularly in the Forehead, Says that an Apothecary
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, and
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Deponent did not See him afterwards until the Evening when
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he called at the
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aforesaid
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Deads Father in
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in the
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Westmr.
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where he found Deced very bad and Speechly
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and two O'Clock yesterday Morning and that his Death was
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occasioned by the Bruise he reced by the fall aforesaid
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as Deponent believes.
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James Buttler
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Robert Brookman
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Mary bon Lane
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on his
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Oath saith, that he was at Work on Saturday last at a New
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built House in
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, Says that Deced was coming
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up Stairs in said House, that Deponent desired Deced to take
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care how he came up, the Stairs not being finished and no Banisters put up Says that
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he was at Work two pair of Stairs between two and three O'
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Clock, saw Deced fall down, from thence over the Staircase
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(where Deced was playing) Says he was informed that Deced
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