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<p n="3129">apprehends there might be more, but she was much in a frightsays<lb></lb>
the Maid's name is <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3129-1">Elizabeth Curtis</rs>
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, and believes her to be a <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45028_occ758">single<lb></lb>
Woman</rs>
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, that she has only lived with her five Weeks, and had a good<lb></lb>
Character from the last place, and maintained the Character of a good<lb></lb>
honest and sober Servant while she has lived with Deponent</p>
<p n="3130"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3130-1">Mary Sawyer</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="3131"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3131-1">Margaret Baker</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45028_occ759">Midwife</rs>
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to <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo2165">St. James's Parish Westmr</rs>
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. on her Oath<lb></lb>
saith that yesterday between ten and eleven o' Clock in the forenoon, she was<lb></lb>
sent for to a Woman in Labour at the three Blue Posts Public House the<lb></lb>
corner of Edward Street in the same Parish, when Deponent came to her she<lb></lb>
told her she did not want her, she was not in Labour, Deponent said<lb></lb>
Circumstances were much against her she either was Delivered or would be<lb></lb>
very soon, she said certain Complaints were about her Stomach but she was<lb></lb>
better and did not want any BodyDeponent persisted she had been delivered<lb></lb>
or would soon, but she insisted she was not with Child and added she had<lb></lb>
not known ManDeponent looked about the Room for the Infant but<lb></lb>
could find none the strong suspicions that there was oneDeponent then<lb></lb>
went down stairs in order to go home but Mrs. <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45028_occ760">Sawyer</rs>
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the Mistress of the<lb></lb>
House desired she would not leave the Woman and said We will both go<lb></lb>
up together, they went up and pressed her to confess it, said it would come<lb></lb>
to light, and told her she was obnoxious to be brought before a Court<lb></lb>
of Justice and to be tried for her life, if she did not make a proper Confession<lb></lb>
and it be found afterwards, she replied she did not care for thatDeponent<lb></lb>
then with Mrs. <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45028_occ761">Sawyer</rs>
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went down Stairs<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Deponent came again<lb></lb>
in the Afternoon after the Child was found and asked her how she<lb></lb>
thought to conceal it or how to interr it without the Knowledge of the<lb></lb>
World, she said she intended to bury it privately, she was in hopes of<lb></lb>
taking it out and Burying it privatelyDeponent saw the Child lying<lb></lb>
in a Chair on a white Apron or ClothDeponet says she is of opinion<lb></lb>
the Child might have been Born alive if it had had proper help, and that<lb></lb>
the marks on the Face of the Child might have been occasioned by the<lb></lb>
Woman's delivering herselfsays the Child was come to its full time<obscured></obscured>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3132-1">Margt Baker</rs>
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