Middlesex

Thomas Carpenter< no role > of High Street in the
Parish of Saint Mary le bone in the County of Middlesex
Messenger to the Directors and Guardians of the Poor of the
said Parish Maketh Oath and Saith that Esther Fry< no role > wh [..]
by her Examination in Writing upon oath before Milling [..]
Buckley Clerk one of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace [..]
and for the said County declared herself to be with Child
which was likely to be born a Bastard and that Richard
Barber< no role > a Butler to Mr Clarke in Orchard Street in the
said Parish but now of Grafton Street in the Parish of
Saint George Hanover Square in the said County was the
Father of the said Child was as this Deponent is informed
and believes lately delivered of the said Child but that
no Order of pleation hath yet been made by reason the
said Esther Fry is not fit as this Deponent believes
Sufficiently recovered of her lying in to attend and he
further examined touching the premises And this
Deponent further saith That he did on the Eighteenth
day of April instant Personally serve James Barret< no role >
and William Barber< no role > the Bail for the Appearance of
the said Richard Barber< no role > to answer the Overseers of the
Poor of the said Parish touching the Premises with
the Notice hereto annexed by delivering to and leaving
with each of their the said James Barret< no role > and William
Barber< no role > a true Copy of the said Notice

Thomas Carpenter< no role >

Sworn in Court
the 19th. day April
1798

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