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to wit Mary Bennett< no role > aged about Twenty Years now living at Mr. Reidin Stanhope St
Oath says she never was married rented House or paid Taxes
says she lived a hired Yearly Servant with Mr. Edwd. Brickleton< no role > a
Druggist in Wych Street in the parish of St. Clement Danes for
Eighteen Months at the Yearly Wages of four pounds hath quitted
her said Service about 18 Months ago since which time she hath
never lived a hired Yearly Servant for one Year and further
on her Voluntary Oath Says she is pregnant with Child or
Children which is or are likely to be born a Bastard or Bastards
& to become Chargable to the said Parish (she being poor & unable
to maintain the same when born) and further says that one Richard
Parker< no role > a Shoemaker who lives at Mr. Hoppys a Shoemaker in the
Minories is the Father thereof he having had Carnal knowledge
of her Body at the said Mr Reids House in Stanhope Street afsd.
sometime in the Month of February 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 Child or Children
of which she is now pregnant and that the said Richard Parker< no role >
and no other person did beget the same and that he is the real &
true Father thereof

Mary Bennett< no role >