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Robert Goodman
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to the Church Wardens and Overseers
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. on his Oath Saith that last
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Saturday evening between nine and ten Mr. Foster
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being then with Dept. on their being informed that
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an Infant was dropt in the sheet in
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the Haymarket
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Dept. together with Mr. Foster went to that place
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and found a great Number of People about the
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Child and a Boy standing with a lightened Candle, says there
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was a piece of white fine Cloth round the Loins of
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the Child and a piece of Coarse Cloth, laid under its
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Shoulder and covered over its Face, Says he turned
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the Coarse Cloth back and discovered a New born
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Infant, which he is positive was dead, says he
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observed. some dirt on the right Arm, and believes
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somebody had had on it, and as the coarse Cloth
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was not dirty that the same might have been,
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put about the child afterwards. says he got a Basket
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Woman to carry the Child to the Work house and
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he and Mr. Foster went thither with her, says
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he observed at the Workhouse that the Child was
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a Male, but did not observe andy stoot in the
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Robt Goodman
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Ann Holloway
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Widow
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on her Bath saith that on Saturday night
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She went there, and found a great Many people
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about it, says soon after Mr. Goodman and another
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Parish Officer came, and Dept. by their directions
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carried the child to the Work house, they going
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along with her, says when she came to the Work
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house she discovered theat the Infant was a Boy
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she mode no further Observations about it.
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The mark
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Ann Holloway
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Severally Sworn the Day Year
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and Place abovementioned. before me
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Coronor.}
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