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upon his Oath
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is tuneAnd Saith that when the first Woman
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Said she saw ye foot of the Child She ran back and
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told the Man with her who was a
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what it
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was.he pulled the Box from under the Sods of
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Earth with which it was covered in the Ditchand Deponent Saith
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he desired the Man and Woman to go with them to
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the parish Officers which they did.And
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Afterwards all four were taken before
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Edward Webster
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Esqr.
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one of the Justices of the peace for this County and afterwds. discharged And
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Saith that inst at the time the Second Man and Woman
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came up Deponent and Morris went to a Gentleman
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who was in the foot path in the Road and brought him
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to the placeand at that time the Second Woman
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appeared confused tho' she did not before.shortly
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Afterwards another Gentleman who had the Appearance
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came by and upon being called to by
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Deponent and the first Gentleman the other came up
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And upon his observing the deceased had lain there
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five or Six Weeks the Second Woman seemed more
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confused than over.
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Thos Wright
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These Depositions were severally
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taken and Acknowledged the day
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Year and place first herein mentioned
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W Wilson
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