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Mary Stains< no role > Aged about Twenty Seven Years on her
Oath Says she never was Married Rented House or paid
Taxes Says she lived a hired Yearly Servant with Mr.
Treasurer a Butcher in Clare Street in the Parish of
St. Clement Danes in the Liberty of Westminster for
One Year and three Quarters at the Yearly Wages of
five Pounds hath quitted her said Service about four
Months ago since which time she hath gained one other
Subsequent Settlement And further upon her Voluntary
Oath Says she is pregnant with Child or Children
which is or are likely to be born a Bastard or Bastards
and to become Chargable to the said Parish (she being
poor and unable to maintain the same when born)
Says that one Charles Mason< no role > a Journeyman [..] Butcher
to her said late Master is the Father thereof he having
had Carnal Knowledge of her Body in her said Masters
House some time in the Months of April or May last
but the particular day she does not now remember
and at sevl. different times afterwards at one of which
times he got her with Child of the Child or Children
of which she is now pregnant and that the said
Charles Mason< no role > and no other person did beget the
same and that he is the real and true Father thereof

her
Mary [mark] Stains< no role >
Mark