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25. Augt. 1762. Mr Loyd at the<lb></lb>
Sign of the King & Queen in Hare Street touching<lb></lb>
the death of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50513_n15-1">Jane Bedford</rs>
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an Infant of this<lb></lb>
Age of seven Weeks then & there lying dead.</p>
<p n="16"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50513_n16-1">Francis Hedges</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50513_occ6">Surgeon</rs>
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That<lb></lb>
he hath View'd the Body of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50513_n16-2">Jane Bedford</rs>
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now lying<lb></lb>
dead & says he observes no Marks of Violence, That<lb></lb>
the head appears not to be closed owing to its eye legs<lb></lb>
the hand & Limbs are all found Thinks the Child<lb></lb>
abt. 5 weeks old & appears to be Pretty full of Flash<lb></lb>
dont think it was starv'd but believes it died by a<lb></lb>
natural cause as convulsion Fits or a Fever but Cants.<lb></lb>
at Prsent certainly determine if it had died by<lb></lb>
Starving he Thinks the Body<obscured></obscured>
have been Emacited<lb></lb>
but not having seen the Child till now he can form<lb></lb>
no certain Judgmt.</p>
<p n="17"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50513_n17-1">Frns: Hedges</rs>
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<p n="18"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50513_n18-1">Hanah Robins</rs>
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the Wife of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50513_n18-2">Wm Robins</rs>
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of<lb></lb>
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Cobler That she nurs'd the deced for<lb></lb>
a week at the House or apartmt. of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50513_n18-3">Jno. Redford</rs>
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the<lb></lb>
reputed Father of the infactshe an<obscured></obscured>
it for a<lb></lb>
Week as a dry Nurse untill last Saturday was fortnight<lb></lb>
the weeks before this Queen was brot. to BedThat<lb></lb>
the Child she says died on the 12th of Augt.she<lb></lb>
Thinks it was 8 Weeks old when it diedcannot lay<lb></lb>
who nurs'd it before she nurs'd itshe Nurs'd it<lb></lb>
for a Week & Says she was to have 6d. a day for the<lb></lb>
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& to Nurse the Child at the Fathers House<lb></lb>
wch. she did That during the Week she Nurs'd it<lb></lb>
She fed the Child with Bread Water & Sugar boiled<lb></lb>
but sometimes she beg'd Milk to this wth. itSays<lb></lb>
the Nourishmt. she was allow'd was Bread & Sugar</p>
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