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a Married Woman, that she has lodged in
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the Garrett in the same house for some
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time past and was Accommodated with
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that Room by Mr Minden who rented
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the whole house and lived in the Parlour
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himself, that he quitted the said house
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on Friday last and took his Furniture
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out of the Garret as well as the Parlour
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on which Account the said
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having no bed or Furniture
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this Deponent got her a Lodging at
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Mr Croxford in
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where she left with Mrs David but she wold come to this
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Deponents Lodgings and breakfast
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dine and sup with him and his Wife
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That on Monday morning last (the sixth
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Instant) about ten o'Clock this Deponts
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(Mr. Corbett) and told him that
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his Niece (the said Diana Chettel) was
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brought to Bed of a Child and this
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Deponent says he never knew she was
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with Child, whereupon this Deponent
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went home to his Lodgings
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where
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he found the sd. Diana Chettell in his Bed.
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and he asked her where the Child was and
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she answered she did not know he then
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asked her who delivered her of the Child
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between seven and eight that morning she was
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taken
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ill that by the time she reached
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she could scarcely stande
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that a littleish Women with a basket under
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her Arm came up to her and asked her
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what ailed her and that if she would
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give her half a Guinea she would
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deliver her of the Child that they came
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home together and she delivered her of a
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Child in the back Cellar and took the
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Child from the said
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told her she would take Care of the Child
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and went away a little while and soon
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returned again to her in the Cellar and
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helped her up from off the Floor and
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then left her That after Dinner this
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Deponent went to his Work again and when
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he returned home at Night he asked the
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said Diana Chettell why she did not tell
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him and his Wife that she was with Child
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she said the intended to discover it to them
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but
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