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