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The Information of
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and Milkman taken before me this
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12th. day of July 1762
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Who being upon Oath says that he Knows one
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late of Braton Street
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Widow
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and
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Sarah Morgan Metyard
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her Daughter, says that he has served them with Milk between
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four and five Years past, says that between three and four
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Years agos, one Morning when he called at the door of the said
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Metyard's to serve them with Milk as usual a Girl whom he
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took to be the said Mrs. Metyard's
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Apprentice
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come running
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out of the door Crying, at which time the said Metyard and her
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Daughter called out to this Informant to stop her, say she
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did accordingly Stop her, that at this Time the Child Prayed
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of this Informants to let her goe saying that if she was taken
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into the House again she shou'd be starved to Death
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declaring at the same time that She had then been
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kept without Victuals for a considerable time, but the
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exact time this Informt. does not reccolect, says that
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the Daughter of the said Metyard recd the Child from this
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Informt. took her by the Neck and dragged her into the House
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that at this Time the said Child was like an Otomy and
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appeared as if she had Actually been Starved, says that
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on this Account he this Informt. Enquire the Character of
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said Metyard in the Neighbourhood and finding it to be
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very bad past to the Usage of her apprentices he applied to one of the Overseers of the Poor
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who was then and is now a
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and told him what had
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