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aboutsince she continued [..] support the Miner with the Assistance of her Daur Mary Anta
[..] Capabable of getting his Bec [..] nd is was at proper Age placed out an Apprentice to a Mr. Ansell a
Baker in Edmonton where he cont [..] until he was taken up and forced to the Marriage as here in
set forth.

Mary Simms< no role > a Dane of [..] said Marynow Mary Hodson< no role > will Speak to thesefacts
[..] Wm Parker< no role > the Minor [..] [..] the following Fact That in May 1779 he was placed out by the
[..] of the (Donations belonging to Edmonton Parish to John Ansell< no role > a Baker at Edmonton that he
continued in such Service until Friday the 17th Septr. last that about the latter and of Febry last
Susanna Ellis< no role > a miner bud abt. 17 belonging to Enfield was tired by said Ansell as his Servant and lived with him in that
Capacity until the Month of May following and said Wm Parker< no role > says during such time he connected an
whom act with Susanna EllisThat [..] she quitted his Masters Service he never kept her Company That
[..] Friday the 18th of Septr last he was taken upon on a Warrant on the Oath of the said Susanna Ellis< no role > as
[..] being [..] with Child by him Said Warrant was server on him by John Sook< no role > Beadle and
Constable for the Parish of Enfield and Seek with the Assistance of two persons named Robert Webb< no role > and
[..] Stradling conducted him to the Naggs Head at Enfield where they kept him all Night and Scott
[..] atned to send him to Bridwell unless he would consent to Mary the said Susanna EllisThat the San [..]
[..] ing Scot sent for the said Susanna Ellis< no role > (her Father and Mother came with her) and Scott likewise
[..] tired the said Susanna Ellis to send her to Bridewell [..] she did not Consent to hence him to Evade such threats being put in Excention
[..] the request of her Father she consinted; Wm Packer says he was continued a Prisoner at the Naggs
Head all Night and the next Morning he seas forced to Town by placing him in a Cart between the said
oct and Webb and remained Confined till they sent for a Wm Parker who pretended to be thePrisonerMinor W [..]
[..] Father and the on [..] Attendance of the said Wm Parker Scott explained that he must [..]
attend in Doctor. Common in order to consent to the Licence that according by he attended and took the
usual path that he was the natural and lawful Father of the said Wm Parker that Scott by the threats and
with the Assistance of the Villany of the said Wm Parker the Father in Committing the Perjury contained in said Afedt.
obtained such Licence and Scott paid for the same and afterwds. took him Wm Parker the minor back to the Naggs Head
and there he was placed in Custody of Webb and Stradling until the Sunday Morning when Scott called on
him and told him to behave with as much Spirit as he could & not be Faint hearted about it for say'd he to
Parker the minor you must Mary Ellis< no role > and accordingly [..] his Situation of being Prisoner and being threatned to be sent
to a Good he consented against his Will to such Marriage and the same was according by performed
in Enfield Church

William Parker< no role > the [..] the next day after, this forced Marriage left his pretended Wife who was
passed bytheOrderhereunto annexedunto Edmonton Parish as the legal Settlement of her Husband
and is now bur then some in the Workhouse




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