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Mary Briscoe< 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 one Mrs. Hancorn at the Craven head in
Drury Lane in the Parish of Saint Clement Danes for
Thirteen Months at the Yearly Wages of Six pounds
hath quitted her said Service about Three Years ago
and hath not since she quitted the same ever done
any other Act whereby to gain a Subsequent Settlement
And further upon her Oath Says that on the 16th. day
of May last she was delivered of a Male Bastard Child
in the Workhouse belonging to the said Parish which
hath since been baptized by the name of James< no role > and
is now Chargeable to the said Parish And further
Says that one Thomas Edwards< no role > a Journeyman Taylor
(who lodges at a Taylors in Stuarts Rents Drury Lane
& who uses the Sign of the Kings Head in Bear Street
Leicester Fields ) is the Father thereof he having had
Carnal knowledge of her Body some time in Augt.
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 Male Bastard Child
of which she was so delivered as afsd.

Sworn this 9th. day
of June 1778 before} [..]

her
Mary [mark] Briscoe< no role >
Mark