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,</note>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45024_geo487">St Mary le bon</rs>
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May 18th 1781</p>
<p n="800"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45024_n800-1">Sarah Mc Donald</rs>
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<interp inst="LMOBPS45024_n800-1" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
<del>wal</del>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45024_occ153">wife</rs>
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of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45024_n800-2">Francis Mc Daniel</rs>
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<interp inst="LMOBPS45024_n800-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<del>Dowal</del>
living<lb></lb>
As a <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45024_occ154">Servant</rs>
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with Lord Carrisford, says that she saw<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45024_n800-3">Elizth Harris</rs>
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who was A Servant to Lord Carrisford<lb></lb>
on Monday May 14th instant about 8 in the Morning<lb></lb>
on asking her how she did she complained of having A pair<lb></lb>
in her head that she believd her to be with Child sometime<lb></lb>
before, but about Noon of the same day she went into a<lb></lb>
Bed room where she was sitting on A Bed appeard Weak<lb></lb>
& Cow that she askd her what was the Matter She did not<lb></lb>
Choose to tell, that she informed her Lady that the Nurse<lb></lb>
was ill, that her Lady & she went up Stairs & found her<lb></lb>
Sitting on the Bed that they retired to Another room where<lb></lb>
She told her Lady her Suspicions, She orderd her to Get<lb></lb>
a Midwife as soon as posible that she imediatly sent<lb></lb>
for one on her comeing they both attended in the room &<lb></lb>
Saw her put to Bed, when she was charged with having<lb></lb>
a Child Which she for some time denyed, but after some<lb></lb>
time owned that the Child was in a Box, that A Key<lb></lb>
was given and A Box opend which Contained An infant<lb></lb>
that had A Large Wound which she saw but from<lb></lb>
her great Fright was totaly unable to say where it was<lb></lb>
or anything further</p>
<p n="801">Verdict Willful Murder<lb></lb>
in <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45024_n801-1">Elizth: Harris</rs>
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</p>
<p n="802"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45024_n802-1">Sarah M Farnil</rs>
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</p>
<p n="803">Taken and Acknowledged<lb></lb>
before</p>
<p n="804">Ellefreville<lb></lb>
Coroner</p>
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