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<lb></lb>
Informations of Witnesses severally taken<lb></lb>
and acknowledged on the Behalf of our Sovereign Lord<lb></lb>
the King touching the Death of a New born Male<lb></lb>
Childat the Dwelling House of<lb></lb>
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bone</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in the twenty sixth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign<lb></lb>
Lord King George the third before me <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1691-3">Edward<lb></lb>
Umfreville</rs>
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for the<lb></lb>
said County on an Inquisition then and there taken on<lb></lb>
View of the Body of the said New born Male Child<lb></lb>
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Lane</rs>
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Stages Lyson his oath Saith That on Wednesday last he<lb></lb>
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day the Road towards <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo1835">Grays Inn Lane</rs>
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the left hand side of the said Road something swimming in the<lb></lb>
Fond which he thought was a pause and told his<lb></lb>
Companion so and went into the pond and took it out<lb></lb>
and gave it to Jacob. and he put it on the path and<lb></lb>
rolled it on the path about a Yard a two and then Deponent<lb></lb>
unpinned ye parcel and something came out like wind<lb></lb>
and one hand of a Child came out (though Deponent at<lb></lb>
first thought it was a Young Rig) just at this time a<lb></lb>
Man on the opposite side the Road who was making Water<lb></lb>
and Saw what Deponent and his Companion were doing being</p>
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