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Aged about Nineteen Years on<lb></lb>
her Oath Says she never was married Rented House<lb></lb>
or paid Taxes Says she lived a hired Yearly <rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35810_occ192">Servant</rs>
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with<lb></lb>
one <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35810_n486-2">Robert Smith</rs>
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an <rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35810_occ193">Attorney</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35810_geo638">Lyons Inn</rs>
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in the Parish<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35810_geo639">Saint Clement Danes</rs>
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in the Liberty of <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35810_geo640">Westminster</rs>
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<lb></lb>
upwards of One Year at the Yearly Wages of five Pounds<lb></lb>
hath quitted her said Service upwards of Two Years ago<lb></lb>
since which time she never lived a hired Yearly Servant for<lb></lb>
One Year or ever gained any other Settlement than as aforesd<lb></lb>
And further Says that on the <rs type="date" id="WCCDEP35810_date157">25th. day of April </rs>
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last past<lb></lb>
she was delivered of a Male Bastard Child in the <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35810_geo641">Workhouse</rs>
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<lb></lb>
belonging to the aforesaid Parish of Saint Clement Danes<lb></lb>
which hath since been baptized by the name of <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35810_n486-3">Miles Wells</rs>
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<lb></lb>
And is now Chargable to the aforesaid Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35810_geo642">St. Clement<lb></lb>
Danes</rs>
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and likely to Continue so And further Says that One<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35810_n486-100">Miles Jackson</rs>
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. who lodges at Mr. Sedgleys a Taylor in<lb></lb>
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is the Father thereof he having<lb></lb>
had Carnal knowledge of her Body at his Lodging at<lb></lb>
Briththelmstone some time in the Month of July last but the<lb></lb>
particular day she does not remember and at several different<lb></lb>
times afterwards at one of which times he got her with Child<lb></lb>
of the Male Bastard Child of which she was so delivered as<lb></lb>
aforesaid and that the said <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35810_n486-101">Miles Jackson</rs>
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and no other<lb></lb>
Person did beget the same and that he is the real and true<lb></lb>
Father thereof</p>
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Sworn this <rs type="date" id="WCCDEP35810_date158">22d day of<lb></lb>
May 1784</rs>
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W Addington</hi>
</hi>
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