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Informations of Witnesses severally
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Lord the King touching the Death of a New Born Female
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day of September in the First Year of the Reign
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of our Sovereign Lord King George the Third, before
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Female Child then and there lying Dead as follow to wit
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of September Instant, that about 3 Months ago she suspected
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Suspicions continued untill Monday last when she had great reasons
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