Middx
&
Westmr.}

Margaret Wilson< 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. Covin a Shoemaker in the
West Bow in the City of Edinburgh North Britain for
fourteen Months or thereabouts at the Yearly Wages of
four Pounds hath quitted her said Service about five
Years ago since which time she hath gained no 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) And that
one Richard Teale< no role > who keeps t the Swan in Vere Street
Clare Markett is the Father thereof he having had
Carnal knowledge of her Body some time in the
Months of July or August last but the particular
Day she does not now remember and at Several 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 Richard Teale< no role > and
no other person did beget the same and that he is the
real and true Father thereof

her
Margt. [mark] Wilson< no role >
Mark