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<p n="892">made an experiment on the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45024_geo547">Lungs</rs>
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as is usual in such cases,<lb></lb>
upon opening the Scalp, found that the Child had received a Blow on the Head<lb></lb>
supposed while living, but it is not improbable, but such Blow Night<lb></lb>
have been received by Accident</p>
<p n="893"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45024_n893-1">John Thomas</rs>
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<p n="894"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45024_n894-1">Henry Jarvis</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45024_geo548">Mays Buildings</rs>
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, <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45024_geo549">St. Martins Lane</rs>
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in the<lb></lb>
Parish of Saint Martin in the fields <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45024_occ172">Surgeon</rs>
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on his Oath<lb></lb>
saith, that last Night about Eight o'Clock, he went to see the<lb></lb>
Deceased Child, at the request of the Church Warden of that<lb></lb>
Parish, he being the Parish Surgeon, and hearing Mr. Thomas<lb></lb>
a Surgeon, had been to see the Child, Deponent thought it<lb></lb>
proper to call on Mr. Thomas to desire him to go with this<lb></lb>
Deponent, Mr. Thomas accordingly went with Deponent,-<lb></lb>
Deponent very Minutely Examined the whole of the Body of<lb></lb>
the Child externally, and found no appearance of Bruises <obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
marks any where, except on the Head, proceeded to Examine<lb></lb>
that, there was an appearance of blackness and discoloured<lb></lb>
between the Scalp and the Skull which supposes night proceed while living, but cannot with<lb></lb>
certainty undertake to say it was while living, next proceed<lb></lb>
to inform himself whether the Child was Born alive, and from<lb></lb>
according to <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45024_geo550">the common</rs>
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mode of Experiment on the Lungs<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
it had Breathed.</p>
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