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at. 25 Novr. 1766 Mr. Preston the Cross Keys<lb></lb>
touching the death of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50565_n1-2">Sarah Forster</rs>
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& her <obscured></obscured>
born female<lb></lb>
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the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50565_occ1">Wife</rs>
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that last Thursday<lb></lb>
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came to her & 1s. for Gods take conrs for<lb></lb>
I Believe my Wife hath fetald: her last breath she ask'd him what<lb></lb>
his wife ask'd he Answered she had a fever & AqusThat in<lb></lb>
going wth. him she again ask'd him what his Wife ailed & he<lb></lb>
Answed. why to tell you the Truth she hath Misearrdshe asked him <lb></lb>
whose he had hear all dayhe Answed. at Hornswent & found<lb></lb>
her dead to her hands coldThat she helped to day her out & it<lb></lb>
appear'd she<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
had lost all her Blood by Flooating after her Delivery<lb></lb>
That when she was amensing away she saw a half Butter Firkin<lb></lb>
under the Bed & pull'd it out & saw a female childshe took it<lb></lb>
out eachcannot say how it canns in or by whom but the after<lb></lb>
birth. was in the Tab wth. this Child That the believes there was near<lb></lb>
a Gallon of Bloody Water in the Tab & that this Chamber Pott That stod<lb></lb>
by the Tab was whiptyapprehends the Mothers death was owing<lb></lb>
to her Flooching after DeliveryThat <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50565_n2-4">Jas. Field</rs>
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when he was aske'd<lb></lb>
why he did not Call in some of the Neighbours he knowed. his Wife would<lb></lb>
not Let him & his Wife had done every Thing herself & all was over</p>
<p n="3">The Mark of<lb></lb>
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Buck</rs>
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the Dair of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50565_n4-1">Wm. Rippon</rs>
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That last Thursday was<lb></lb>
7 night Mr Duck cams to her Mother & desired her hosp to Lay out the<lb></lb>
deced That at her mother Request she went alway wth. Mr. Duck <lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50565_n4-2">Catherine Roberts</rs>
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& <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50565_n4-3">Mary Samms</rs>
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& confired Mrs. Duck after the<lb></lb>
laying her out of the taking the Child out of the Ind of the other<lb></lb>
circumstances & the thus bounds Answd. abt. not calling in the Neighbours<lb></lb>
for his Wife would not Lat him & That Mrs. Robert & Mrs. Sworns <lb></lb>
Knownd Mors & they all cams away Esqr.</p>
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