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Image 303 of 44313th March 1786


Some Person or Persons to the Jurors afd. Unknown
not having the fear of God before his her or their
Eyes But being Moved & Saduced by the Inst gation
of the Devil on the 10th day of March in the Year
afd. with force & [..] at the Parish afd. in the County
afd. in & upon the sd. new born Male Child in the
Peace of God & of our sd Lord the King then and
there being feloniously wilfully & of his her or their
Malice a for thought did make an Assault And that the sd
Person or Persons so as afd. Unknown him the sd new
born Male Childin did then & there take intowith both his
her on their Hands into a certain Piece of whichCloth called
Callico of no Value then & there feloniously wilfully & of his
her or their Malice afore thought did was up & fold
& him the sd new born Male Child into a certain Dit [..] of [..]
[..] by meands where ofbeen of where of sd Wrapping up & falding of him the
where in was a [..] great Quantity of hour did put [..]
sd. [..] Incle [..] of the Weather& for want ofdireDur Care
frequ [..] forin the Birth of [..] him the sd new born child he the sd. new born Male
Child then & there Died And so the Jurors afd upon their
Oath afd Do say that & that the sd Person or persons so as [..] unknown him the sd. new born Male Child in
manner & by the means afd feloniously wilfully & of his her
or their Malice afore thought did Kill & Murder agt the
Peace of our sd Lord the King his Crown & Dignity In
Witness where of as well the sd Coroner as the sd Jurors have
to this Inqr. Set their hands & Seals the day & Year first above written




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