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&<lb></lb>
Westminster}</note>
<rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35807_n583-1">Jane Besford</rs>
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Aged about Nineteen Years<lb></lb>
on her Oath Says she never was married<lb></lb>
Rented House paid Taxes or lived a hired Yearly<lb></lb>
Servant for One Year Says her Father <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35807_n583-64">Francis<lb></lb>
Besford</rs>
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Rented and lived in a house for several Years<lb></lb>
in <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35807_geo890"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35807_geo891">Stanhope Street</rs>
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in the Parish of Saint Clement<lb></lb>
Danes</rs>
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at the Yearly Rent of Sixteen pounds and paid<lb></lb>
Parish Taxes due for the same as her Mother has often<lb></lb>
informed her and which Information she verily believes<lb></lb>
to be true And further upon her Voluntary Oath says<lb></lb>
that on <rs type="date" id="WCCDEP35807_date201">Saturday the 6th day of Augt. last</rs>
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she was delived of<lb></lb>
a Male Bastard Child and is now in the <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35807_geo892"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35807_geo893">Work house</rs>
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belongg.<lb></lb>
to the said Parish of St. Clement Danes</rs>
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which has since been baptized by the name of <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35807_n583-11">George</rs>
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and is now<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
chargable to the said Parish she being Poor<lb></lb>
and unable to maintain the same Says that one <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35807_n583-2">George<lb></lb>
Donadieu</rs>
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a <rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35807_occ338">Midshipman</rs>
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at Mrs. Donadieu's in <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35807_geo894"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35807_geo895">George<lb></lb>
Street</rs>
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<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_geo895" type="type" value="street"></interp>
York Buildings</rs>
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is the Father thereof he having<lb></lb>
had Carnal knowledge of her Body at a House (and as<lb></lb>
she believes) at <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35807_geo896"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35807_geo897">the Bagnio</rs>
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in St. Martins Lane</rs>
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the latter<lb></lb>
End of Decr. last but the particular Day she does not<lb></lb>
now remember at which time he got her with Child of<lb></lb>
the Male Bastard Child of which she was so delivered<lb></lb>
As aforesaid And that the said <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35807_n583-65">George Donadieu</rs>
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and no<lb></lb>
Other person did beget the same and that she is the real<lb></lb>
and true Father thereof</p>
<p n="584"> <hi rend="brace"> <lb></lb>
Sworn this <rs type="date" id="WCCDEP35807_date202">2d. day of<lb></lb>
Septr. 1774</rs>
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before<hi rend="braceResult"> <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35807_n584-1">William Addington</rs>
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</hi>
</hi>
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<p n="585">her<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35807_n585-1">Jane<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Besford</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Mark</p>
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