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<p n="238"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Middx</note>
The Examination of <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35816_n238-1">Bridgett Thorp</rs>
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Passed from the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35816_geo436"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35816_geo437">Parish of St. Bridgett vulgarly St. Brides</rs>
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. by Order bearing date the 15th.<lb></lb>
Day of Decr. Inst. Who upon her Voluntary Oath saith yt. she is Pregnant<lb></lb>
with Child or Childn. wch when Born will be a Bastard or Bastards &<lb></lb>
likely to become Chargeable to the <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35816_geo439"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35816_geo440">Parish of St. Clemt. Danes</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35816_geo441">County<lb></lb>
of Middx</rs>
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she being poor & not able to maintaine the same wch Born<lb></lb>
And further upon her Oath saith yt. one <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35816_n238-2">Thos. Lavender</rs>
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did begett<lb></lb>
the sd. Child or Childn. on her Body she at such time living with her<lb></lb>
Father <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35816_n238-3">Wm. Thorp</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35816_geo442">Parish of St. Bridgett</rs>
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aforesd. <rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35816_occ121">Staymaker</rs>
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<lb></lb>
& he the sd. Thos. Lavender at the same time liveing <rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35816_occ122">Journeyman</rs>
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with her<lb></lb>
sd. Father Wm. Thorp there became acquainted with her & had Carnall<lb></lb>
knowledge of her Body in the lodgings of her sd. Father sevll. times at one<lb></lb>
of wch times he got her with the Bastard Child or Childn. with wch she is now<lb></lb>
Pregnt. of And yt. he the sd. Thos. Lavender & no other Person is the<lb></lb>
time & reall Father thereof And this Examint. further saith that<lb></lb>
abt. two Years ago her Father lived in & Rented a House of £12 a Year<lb></lb>
in <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35816_geo443"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35816_geo444">Angel Court</rs>
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in the sd. <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35816_geo445">Parish of St. Clemt. Danes</rs>
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for Nine Months<lb></lb>
that he hath not since yt. time Rented any other House Paid Parish<lb></lb>
lived with any Person as a Yearly hired Servt. for the space of one Year<lb></lb>
or otherwise gained a Settlemt. in any other Place to her Knowledge<lb></lb>
or beliefe And yt. she this Examinant never was an Apprentice or Yearly<lb></lb>
hired Servt. to any Person but Continued to live with her sd. Father</p>
<p n="239">Sworne the <rs type="date" id="WCCDEP35816_date66">18th. Day<lb></lb>
of Decr. 1739</rs>
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} <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35816_n239-1">Jas: Gronous</rs>
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<p n="240">The Mark<lb></lb>
of <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35816_n240-1">Bridgt.<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Thorp</rs>
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