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Middlesex
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aged about Twenty
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years on her Oath says she never was married Rented
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House or paid Taxes Says she lived a hired yearly
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with one Mr. Levett in
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Norfork Street
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in the Strand
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upwards
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of One year and an half at the Yearly Wages of four pounds
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hath quitted her said Service upwards of Two years ago since
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which time she hath gained no other subsequent And
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further on her Oath Says she was delivered of a Female
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Bastard Child in the House of Mr. Dixon in
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Worcester Street
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Old Gravel Lane
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in the Parish of St. George in the East
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Radcliff Highway
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in the County of Middlesex
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on the
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8th.
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day of April last
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which has since been baptized
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Elizabeth
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and is now Chargable to the said Parish of
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Saint Clement
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Danes
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William Dicker
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a
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Nursery Man
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who lately lived at
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Kensington
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and who is now partners
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with one Mr. Young a Nursery man at
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Bath
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is the Father
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thereof he having
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having
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had Carnal Knowledge of her
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Body some time in the Months of June or July last But
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the particular Month or Days she cannot recolect and
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at sevl. Different times afterwards at one of which times
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he got her with Child of the Female Bastard Child of
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which she was so delivered as aforesaid And that the
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Wm. Dicker
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& no other person did be get the same and
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that he is the real and true Father thereof.
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Sworn this
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14th. day
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of July 1778
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.. before
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M Addington
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her
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Elizth.
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Morrison
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Mark
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