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<p n="248">She had occasion to go to the little House and then this Dept. perceives<lb></lb>
She had put the Bed Linnen at the Wash house Door which<lb></lb>
this Depont. examined and then told the said<del>Sarah</del>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50432_n248-1">Martha Stokes</rs>
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<lb></lb>
she would know the truth and she imediately Walked up<lb></lb>
Stairs to bed and then declared she beleived She had<lb></lb>
Mis carryed and Dept ask't her why She did not Let this<lb></lb>
Depont seeth, and whether it was a live or Dead Miscarriage<lb></lb>
and she then said it was a Dead Miscarriage And this Dept<lb></lb>
Saith that She has seen the said Child since it was taken out<lb></lb>
of the House of Office and says it was full grown Child and<lb></lb>
beleives it was born alive and beleives the said Child was<lb></lb>
born two and twenty hours before it was thrown down the<lb></lb>
House of Office and that it was Smothered in the Bed</p>
<p n="249">I. King</p>
<p n="250"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50432_n250-1">Sarah Flaggett</rs>
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</p>
<p n="251"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50432_n251-1">Sarah Spencer</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50432_geo320"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50432_geo321">Porters Block</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50432_geo322">Parish of Saint<lb></lb>
Sepulchres</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50432_geo323">County of Middx</rs>
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</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50432_occ134">Midwife</rs>
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being duly<lb></lb>
Sworn upon her Oath Saith that She has been a Midwife for about<lb></lb>
thirty Years did at the request of Mrs. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50432_n251-2">Sarah Flaggett</rs>
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<lb></lb>
attend on one <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50432_n251-3">Martha Stokes</rs>
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who had lately been delivered<lb></lb>
of a Female Infant) on the twenty eight-day of September<lb></lb>
last and found her at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50432_geo324">Workhouse</rs>
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belonging to the said<lb></lb>
Parish and then and there Delivered the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50432_n251-4">Martha Stokes</rs>
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<lb></lb>
of the<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
after Birth and Saith that she afterwards<lb></lb>
went to the House of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50432_n251-5">Sarah Flaggett</rs>
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and said the<lb></lb>
Body of the said Female Infant and saw No Marks of Violence<lb></lb>
on the Body and beleives the said Child came into the<lb></lb>
World in a fit and for want of help died And does not<lb></lb>
beleive the said Child was Murdered</p>
<p n="252">I. King</p>
<p n="253"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50432_n253-1">Sarah Spencer</rs>
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