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<p n="192"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">London Ss</note>
The Exammacon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15022_n192-1">Mary Cope</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15022_occ82">wife</rs>
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of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15022_n192-2">Edwd. Cope</rs>
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ye<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15022_geo140">St. Botolph without aldersgate</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15022_geo141">City of London</rs>
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aforesd<lb></lb>
to S<obscured></obscured>
ye. 20th day of Novem<obscured></obscured>
One Din 1711 before Sr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15022_n192-3">Thomas<lb></lb>
Abney</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15022_occ83">Knt</rs>
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& <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15022_occ84">Oldforman</rs>
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<p n="193">This Examinant Saith & deposeth an hers Corporall<lb></lb>
Oath that about Six weeks ago <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15022_n193-26">Katharine Court</rs>
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<lb></lb>
came that his Examinant Lodgings & desired her to acknowledge<lb></lb>
that known child being a female was the Child<obscured></obscured>
together<lb></lb>
by one <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15022_n193-85">Jacob Eargus</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15022_occ85">Merchant</rs>
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on the body of her<lb></lb>
the said Katharine Court and that this Examinant<lb></lb>
was only Nurse unto ye. said female child proposeing in<lb></lb>
This Examinant by that prtence that this Examinant<lb></lb>
& the sd Katharine Court might get a sume<lb></lb>
of money of the Sd <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15022_n193-47">Jacob Edigus</rs>
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under Prtence<lb></lb>
of takeing care of the said female Child and the said<lb></lb>
Katharine Court further told this Examinant that<lb></lb>
the child she had charged run Eaigus with at the<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
further There of was a female & still bone<lb></lb>
And this Examinant being under great me wishlys Considered<lb></lb>
of the above mentioned proposall & thereupon applyed her<lb></lb>
sd of unto one <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15022_n193-1">Joseph Walker</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15022_occ86">Pawn broker</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15022_geo142">Aldergate<lb></lb>
street</rs>
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& Acquainted him fully therewith who told this Examint<lb></lb>
that her did not know but street a thing might doe well<lb></lb>
enough and Soon after the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15022_n193-2">Joseph Walker</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Sent one Mrs. Whitton to this Examinant<lb></lb>
in order to Carrys on the said designe & was wth. her Severall<lb></lb>
times; And she sd Mrs. Whitten carried a letter from<lb></lb>
the said Katharine Court unto the sd. Jacob Eargus.<lb></lb>
and the said Mr. Whitten told this Examinant That<lb></lb>
when she had delivered the said letter to Mr. Edigus<lb></lb>
her came with her to one Mrs. Smith & shewing him<lb></lb>
the letter left the whole matter to the Sd. Mr<lb></lb>
Smith management in and further made oath that she<lb></lb>
this Examinant with Mrs. Whitten & Court at the<lb></lb>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15022_n193-3">Joseph Walters</rs>
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to Consull about ye. Said affair<lb></lb>
it was then left wth. Mrs. Whitton & <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15022_n193-4">Joseph Walter</rs>
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<lb></lb>
to get what money they Could of the said Mr. Eargus</p>
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