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Mary Croysdill
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aged about Thirty six years on her Oath says she never
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with one Mr.
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John Scott
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a
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Land Waiter
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Prescott Street
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Goodmans Fields
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in the Parish of Saint Mary White Chapel
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in the County of Middlesex
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for One year at the yearly Wages of six Pounds
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hath quitted her said service upwards of Eight years ago and hath not
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since she quitted the same ever Rented House paid Taxes or lived a
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hired yearly Servant for one year And further says that on the
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3rd.
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day of December 1774
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she was Delivered of a Male Bastard Child
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in the
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Workhouse
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belonging to the Parish of Saint Clement Danes
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which has since been baptized by the name of
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Timothy
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says that One
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Lawrence Vaux
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servant
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to major Crawford in
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Portman Square
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In the Parish of Saint Mary Le Bone
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in the Liberty
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of Westminster
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is the Father thereof he having had Carnal knowledge
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of her Body some time in the Month of March 1773 but
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the particular Day she does not now remember and at several
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Different times afterwards at one of which times he got her with Child of the
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Male Bastard Child of which she was so delivered as aforesaid and
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that the said
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Lawrence Vaux
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and no other Person did beget the same
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and that he is the real and true father thereof
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Sworn this
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1st. day
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of June 1781
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before
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Sampn Wright
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Mary Croysdill
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