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Aged about 19 Years on her Oath Says
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she never was married Rented House or paid Taxes Says
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she lived a hired Yearly
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. for one Year and an half
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at the Yearly Wages of Six pounds hath quitted her said
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Service about Two Years ago since which time she hath
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gained no other Subsequent Settlement And further upon
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her Voluntary Oath Says she is pregnant with Child or
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Children which is or are likely to be born a Bastard or
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Bastards and to become Chargable to the said Parish
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she being poor and unable to maintain the same when
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born And that one
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No. 5
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in the Inner Temple Lane
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is the Father thereof he
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having had Carnal Knowledge of her Body at his the said Mr.
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Coulthurst's Chambers in the Month of March last but the
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particular Day she does not now remember and at
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sevl. different times afterwards at one of which times he got
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her with Child of the Child or Children of which she is
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no other person did beget the same and that he is the
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real and true Father thereof
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