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<p n="1960"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65234_geo1685">City & Liberty of Westminster</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65234_geo1686">County of Middlesex</rs>
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Informations of Witnesses taken<lb></lb>
this 28th August 1794 at the <lb></lb>
Dwelling House of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65234_n1960-1">John Jones</rs>
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Sign of the Compasses in<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65234_geo1687">Chelsea</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65234_geo1688">Parish of St. George Hanover Square</rs>
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on view of<lb></lb>
the Body of a new born Male Child.</p>
<p n="1961"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65234_n1961-1">George Sanders</rs>
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Hospital Road <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65234_geo1689">Chelsea</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65234_occ1020">Broker</rs>
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and or <lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65234_occ1021">Constable</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65234_geo1690">St. Luke's Parish</rs>
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Chelsea, being sworn deposeth<lb></lb>
and saith that <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65234_n1961-2">John Harris</rs>
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a Chelsea pensioner sent to<lb></lb>
this Dept. on Tuesday Evening last the 26th Inst. to inform<lb></lb>
him that <del>Mary</del>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65234_n1961-3">Diana Parker</rs>
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had told him on the said day that<lb></lb>
she was unhappy in her Mind that she had done something <lb></lb>
wrong. That she had been delivered of as Child or the 21 June last had made<lb></lb>
away with it <del>within a few Minutes after the delivery</del>
<lb></lb>
This Deponent went that same Eveng about ten o'Clock to<lb></lb>
the Home of Mrs <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65234_n1961-4">Elizabeth Walker</rs>
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in Beaufort <del>Building</del>
row with<lb></lb>
whom the said <del>Mary</del>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65234_n1961-6">Diana Parker</rs>
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then lived in the capacity<lb></lb>
of a <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65234_occ1022">Servant</rs>
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this dept told the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65234_n1961-7">Elizabeth Walker</rs>
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<lb></lb>
that he was Sorry to come on a very disagreeable Business & which<lb></lb>
was that he believed her said Servant <del>Mary</del>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65234_n1961-8">Diana Parker</rs>
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<lb></lb>
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to have had a Connection with some Man, that she<lb></lb>
had had a Child & had made away with it<lb></lb>
At this time the said Diana <del>Mary</del>
Parker was in Bed<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
<del>dress</del>
upon being informed that this Dept was come<lb></lb>
after her - she immediately dressed herself & came<lb></lb>
down Stain & when this Dept. told her that he<lb></lb>
had come to apprehend her she expressed much Joy<lb></lb>
at it & said she was very glad<del>of it</del>
she asked this<lb></lb>
Dept. in coming home what he thought would become<lb></lb>
of her- she said she hoped she should soon die<del>be hanged</del>
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