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Says that he this day tryed the Experiment
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of putting the Child's Livings in Water and
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that they did not Sink, but Dept. cannot say
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from thence that the Child was born alive
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And this Dept. further says that in the Box
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with the Child he found a Shirt Caps and other
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things necessary for young Children, which
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told Depts. she had provided for
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St. Alban Street
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Surgeon
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on his Oath saith That yesterday about four
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o'Clock in the Afternoon Dept. was fetched to
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Mr. Hudson in
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Pall Mall
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, and there Examined
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the Male Child, and could discern no Marks
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of violence upon him, Says that he
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nevertheless proposed Dr. Hunter being called
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who came soon after, who likewise Examined
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the Child, which appeared to be come to
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Maturity. but Dept. cannot say that the Child
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was born above.
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Fleming Pinkston
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William Hunter
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Windwell Street
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Dd. of Phipsite
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on his Oath saith that he was fetched to Mr
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Hudsons yesterday in the Afternoon and there
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Examined the Male Childe and found no Marks
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of violence upon him, nor outward Marks of
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the Child having been born alive. Says that
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he was present when the Experiment of
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the Lungs was tried by Mr. Ogle, that they
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did not Sink is the Water; and Dept. is of
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Opinion that the Child did breath, but if the
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Child one breathe'd and died immediately after
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it would give the Lungs the some appearance
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which they have Says that Said King told
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Dept. that she had told the Father (who was the
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Footman) that she was with Child, who desired
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her to go into a Lodging, but that she was
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unwilling to
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he it known to the Family
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that she however on Saturday lait went out
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to look for a Lodging, That about Ten o'Clock
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that Night her pains come on. Whilst she
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sat upon the feet of the Bed, that the Child,
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came from her there, that it was dead and
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never cried or moved. That she lay there about two hours
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before She could or du
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t moved, and then pur the Child
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into a Box, And Dept. believes
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Account given by
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the Mathew
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of the Child to be true.
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Hannah Carnall
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House maid to
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Giles Hudson
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of
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Pall Mall
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Esqr. on her Oath saith that she
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has lived there about four months, that
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Margaret King
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has lived there longer, Says
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that she did not known or suspect that said King
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was with Child, Says that about Nine o'Clock
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last Saturday Night (Novr. 30)
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Margaret King
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at her Bed chamber Door bid Dept. a good Night
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saying that she was going to Bed, appearing to
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be in health, Says that between Eight & nine o'Clock
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on Sunday Morning Dept. went into King's Room
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saw her sitting in a Chair and looked Pale
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saying that she had been griped in the Night
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Says that some time after She saw King there again
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when she determined to go in a Coach to Pitney
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to the Family, Says that she Smelt something
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Burning and saw a flestry Substance in the
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