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Whereupon I Went to the said Informing and
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made the Inspection in the Presence of four
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Witnesses that no Proof of Violence appeared
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extremally upon the Body of the said Child
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which appeared to be at its full Period nor
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upon opening the Body could I find any
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Cause for its death, or any of these appearances
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which are commanly observed upon there
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who are drowned and this Imention because
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I was informed that it was taken out of the
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Water Cistern
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between three and four about
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that afternoon, and from there Circumstances
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as am tempted to think they the Child
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came to its death in a natural Way.
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Elizabeth Le Ray
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Jermyn Street
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being sworn
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deporeth as follows to Wit That
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Elziabeth Giggs
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who I believes was a
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has lived with me about five Months, that
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of late I suspected she was with Child, but
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she said she was not that on Wednesday Evening
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last, (the ninth Instant) I was in the said
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Bed
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Chamber at which time she was in Bed
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and seemed to be very in different, that the
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next morning about nine o' Clock she said she
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was well though to get up to do her Work
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but I told her I did not think she was and
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told her to continue in Bed till I sent
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for a Doctor, and as soon a I went down Stairs
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I sent for Dr. Atkinson and further I know not
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Elizth. Le Ray
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Richard Atkinson
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Apothecary
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being sworn deporeth as follows, Namely,
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That on Wednesday last the month Instant the
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said Elizabeth Giggs called upon me by the
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diver as she hired of Mrs. Le Ray and said she was not well
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but form her appearance I suspected she was
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in the Child, and I our a few Months
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to took in
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a Glass of Water, that the next morning Mrs.
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Le Ray sent for one to see the said
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Elizabeth
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Giggs
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who was the same Person, that I had
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sent at any House the preceding day I then
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informed Mrs. Le Ray that I thought the said
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was pregacent, and I then
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went with Mrs. Le Ray into the said Elizabeth
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Giggs Chamber and after receiving answers to the
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Questions I put to her I told Mrs. Le Ray I
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was sure that the said
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had been
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delivered the during the preceding Night whet
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the said Elizabeth Giggs in the most perempts
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very manner denied, I desired Mr. Le Ray to
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retire which the did, and after I had some
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Conversation with the said Elizabeth Giggs
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she
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