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<p n="209"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Middx<lb></lb>
and<lb></lb>
Westmr.</note>
The Examinacon of <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35816_n209-10">Martha Want</rs>
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the <rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35816_occ97">Wife</rs>
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of <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35816_n209-11">Robt. Want</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Lodging in the <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35816_geo357"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35816_geo358">Parish of St. Clemt. Danes</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35816_geo359">Liberty of Westmr</rs>
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.<lb></lb>
in the <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35816_geo360">County of Middx</rs>
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Who upon her Oath saith yt. her Husband hath<lb></lb>
Absconded from her & hath been abroad & beyond the Seas for these 7<lb></lb>
Years last past or more And this Examint. hath not since her sd. Husband<lb></lb>
hath so absconded from her as aforesd. ever seen or heard from him<lb></lb>
neither doth she know whether he is liveing or Dead And this Examint.<lb></lb>
further upon her Voluntary Oath saith that on the 28th. Day of June<lb></lb>
last she was delivered of a Female Bastard Child at one Mrs. Shaws<lb></lb>
in <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35816_geo361"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35816_geo362">Witch Street</rs>
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in the sd. <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35816_geo363">Parish of St. Clemt. Danes</rs>
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wch hath since<lb></lb>
been Baptized by ye. Name of <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35816_n209-12">Mary</rs>
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And further saith that one <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35816_n209-1">Wm.<lb></lb>
Noxe</rs>
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did begett the sd. Child on her Body she this Examint. being hired<lb></lb>
by one Mr. Brackley in <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35816_geo364"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35816_geo365">Castle Yard</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35816_geo366">Parish of St. Andrew<lb></lb>
Holbourn</rs>
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. to <rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35816_occ98">look after his House in the Sumer time</rs>
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And<lb></lb>
he the sd. Wm. Noxe at ye. same time being <rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35816_occ99">Servt</rs>
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. to the sd. Mr.<lb></lb>
Brackley there became acquainted with her & had Carnall Knowledge<lb></lb>
of her Body in bed at ye. sd. House Sevll. times in the Months of<lb></lb>
Augst. & Septr. in the Year 1738 at one of wch times he gott her<lb></lb>
with Child of the sd. Female Bastard Child wch she was delivered<lb></lb>
of as aforesaid And yt. he the sd. <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35816_n209-3">Wm. Noxe</rs>
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& no other Person is the<lb></lb>
true & reall Father thereof & yt. she is now Poor & not able<lb></lb>
to maintaine the same</p>
<p n="210">Sworne the <rs type="date" id="WCCDEP35816_date56">27th. Day of<lb></lb>
Octr. 1739</rs>
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before} <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35816_n210-1">Jas: Gronous</rs>
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<p n="211">The mark of<lb></lb>
M<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35816_n211-1">Martha Want</rs>
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