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on her Oath saith, That she was sent for
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yesterday about three in the Afternoon by Mr. Sawyer at the three Blue
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Posts Edward Street to come to the Maid Servant, Deponent came, and
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from what she saw, asked her what she had done with the Child and she
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said she never had one, Deponent said there must be something We are
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all Woman a like and you had better say as it may be the occasion of saving
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your life and the Child's tooDeponent stopped her Head down to her
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and said nothing shall be done to You if You will but confess for there
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must be a Child some where, she then said she had delivered herself
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and the Child was on the Bedstead and she would find it there, Deponent
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fund it wrapped up in a white Apron, and put the Child in a
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Chair,
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Mrs.
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and another Woman was in the Room at the same time
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When the Woman went down Stairs and she was left in the Room
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with the Maid, she asked her why she did not send for her in time
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that she might have had proper assistance, she replied she was
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ashamed for to own it she had no Body to send, and that Deponent
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then said I hope you have, not done any thing that was wrong, she
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declared that the Child was Dead Born and never cryed in this
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Child she said there was a Shirt and a Caport
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and said
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she would find them in the Draws which Deponent did finding
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a Shirt and two Caps
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and
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Man Midwife on his Oath saith, That yesterday in the Afternoon
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he was sent for by the Parish Officers of
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. to look at
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a Child lying Dead at the three blue Posts Public House the corner
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of Edward Street in the same Parish, and on his coming he saw the
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Woman and asked her how long she had been brought to Bed, she
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said in the Morning about ten o'Clock Deponent asked if any Body
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