Elisabeth Steel< no role > Wife of Randall Steel< no role > of Leicester Street No. 19,
St. James Westmr. Green Grocer on her Oath saith, That she was sent for
yesterday about three in the Afternoon by Mr. Sawyer at the three Blue [..]
Posts Edward Street to come to the Maid Servant, Deponent came, and
from what she saw, asked her what she had done with the Child and she
said she never had one, Deponent said there must be something We are
all Woman a like and you had better say as it may be the occasion of saving
your life and the Child's tooDeponent stopped her Head down to her
and said nothing shall be done to You if You will but confess for there
must be a Child some where, she then said she had delivered herself
and the Child was on the Bedstead and she would find it there, Deponent
fund it wrapped up in a white Apron, and put the Child in atheChair,
Mrs. Sawyer and another Woman was in the Room at the same time
When the Woman went down Stairs and she was left in the Room
with the Maid, she asked her why she did not send for her in time
that she might have had proper assistance, she replied she was
ashamed for to own it she had no Body to send, and that Deponent
then said I hope you have, not done any thing that was wrong, she
declared that the Child was Dead Born and never cryed in this
WorldDeponent asked her if there was any Clothes for the
Child she said there was a Shirt and a Caport [..] and said
she would find them in the Draws which Deponent did finding
a Shirt and two Caps

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Elisabeth Steel< no role >

Thomas Williams< no role > of Broad Street St. James Westmr. Surgeon and
Man Midwife on his Oath saith, That yesterday in the Afternoon
he was sent for by the Parish Officers of St. James Westmr . to look at
a Child lying Dead at the three blue Posts Public House the corner
of Edward Street in the same Parish, and on his coming he saw the
Woman and asked her how long she had been brought to Bed, she
said in the Morning about ten o'Clock Deponent asked if any Body