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the <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65223_occ1316">Wife</rs>
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of St. <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65223_n1739-2">John Hight</rs>
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Lodging<lb></lb>
at Mr. Andrews in Sun Court in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65223_geo2100">Parish<lb></lb>
of St. George Hanover Square</rs>
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on her Oath saith<lb></lb>
That on the Eighteenth Instant between three<lb></lb>
and four o'Clock in the Morning Mrs. <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65223_geo2101">Littlewood</rs>
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<lb></lb>
came to Dept. Room, saying there was a Woman<lb></lb>
in Labour in her Room and desired Dept. to<lb></lb>
come down, upon which she went and the<lb></lb>
Woman was very soon Delivered of a Male<lb></lb>
Child, who appeared to be very healthy and<lb></lb>
well, Says that Mrs. Crowder (who was likewise<lb></lb>
called there) and this Dept. soon after went<lb></lb>
away into their own Apartment, Says that<lb></lb>
she did not see the Child afterwards until<lb></lb>
Yesterday, when it was dead, Says that she<lb></lb>
heard the Child Moan very much a Night<lb></lb>
or two before it died, which happened on<lb></lb>
Saturday last in the Evening at Dept. was<lb></lb>
informed, Says that she does not know<lb></lb>
of any thing having been given to the Child<lb></lb>
to cause his Death, and believes that the<lb></lb>
Child died in a natural Way. Says that<lb></lb>
the Woman before she<del>which</del>
was Delivered of the<lb></lb>
Child on being asked whether it was her<lb></lb>
first Child, Answered that it was,</p>
<p n="1740"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65223_n1740-1">Mary Hight</rs>
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<lb></lb>
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<lb></lb>
her Mark</p>
<p n="1741"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65223_n1741-1">James Morrill</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65223_occ1317">Shoemaker</rs>
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Lodging at Mr. Andrews<lb></lb>
in Sun Court on his Oath saith, That he has Lodged<lb></lb>
in that House Eight Years, Says that Mrs. Littlewood<lb></lb>
hired a Room there and let it furnished at the time, to he came there<lb></lb>
a Woman passing by the name of Mrs. Watson<lb></lb>
who had lain in there as Dept. was informed<lb></lb>
Says that the Child lived and was put out to<lb></lb>
Nurse, Says that since that time four Children<lb></lb>
have been born in Mrs. Littlewood's Room with two Years which<lb></lb>
is on the Second Floor adjoining to Depts. Room,<lb></lb>
and that the four Children have died soon<lb></lb>
after</p>
<p n="1742">Says that the Chid now lying dead was<lb></lb>
born on the Eighteenth Instant between three<lb></lb>
and four o'Clock in the Morning, Says that<lb></lb>
he did not see the Child, Say that he heard<lb></lb>
the Child Moan the Day it died and the Day<lb></lb>
before, That he head the Mother of the Child<lb></lb>
on Friday desire Mrs. Littlewood to do something<lb></lb>
for the Child, and she Answered that she had<lb></lb>
done all she could for it, That he does not<lb></lb>
know of any thing having been done by any<lb></lb>
Person to cause the Death of the Child, and<lb></lb>
thinks that it died in a natural Way, but<lb></lb>
apprehends that the Child was rather Neglected.</p>
<p n="1743"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65223_n1743-1">James Morrill</rs>
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</p>
<p n="1744"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65223_n1744-1">Joseph Ferdinando Gillio</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65223_occ1318">Surgeon</rs>
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on his<lb></lb>
Oath saith, That he this day Examined a Male<lb></lb>
Infant Child in Mrs. Littlewood Apartment<lb></lb>
and found no Marks of violence thereupon<lb></lb>
Says that on opening the Body, the Intestine<lb></lb>
Colon and Recton were found in a Mortified<lb></lb>
State, which was the immediate cause of his<lb></lb>
Death, which might arise from a preceedings<lb></lb>
Disorder in the Bowels.</p>
<p n="1745">J F Gillio</p>
<p n="1746">Severally Sworn the Day<lb></lb>
Year & Place above-<lb></lb>
mentioned before me<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65223_n1746-1">Tho. Prickard</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65223_occ1319">Coroner</rs>
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