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The Examination of
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Oath before us to of his Majesties
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Justices of the Peace
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This Examinant on her Oath Saith that She is now about thirty three
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that about
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twelve Years ago She Inter married with
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Titus Goldsmith
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at the Parish
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Church of
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in the
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by whom She
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had one Child since deced that her Husband dyed about the 20th. of March
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1781 That her said Husband was bound Apprentice by Indre to one Edwards
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a
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next door to Kings head the Old Charge in the Parish of
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St. Mary
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Magdalen
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London and that he served under those Indentures for about
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three Years and an half and then ran away and never afterwards did
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any Act to gain any other Settlement than aforesaid as he Informed this
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Deponent & she beleives to be true and thir Deponent Saith that she
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afterwards Married to
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Richard Best
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about the 4th. day of February 1781 by
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whom she had one Child Namely
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Richard Best
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aged about two Years
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& an half born in
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and that her said
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last mentioned Husband is since dead and that her said last named
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Husband informed her that he was a Parishioner of the Parish of
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St.
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which Settlement he gained by
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in the said
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and that he never did any Act
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to gain any other Settlement. that upon this deponents Applying to
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the
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aforesaid for Releif It was discovered that the
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said
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had another Wife and that She was then living
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at
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aforesaid at the time of Deponents Second Marriage
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That She then quitted her said last named Husband and worked for
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herself for some time That about the 10th. day of October 1783 She
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Intermarried with
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Benjamin Munn
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at the Parish Church of
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