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<p n="956"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Middx</note>
to wit <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35822_n956-1">Elizth. Billing</rs>
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<interp inst="WCCDEP35822_n956-1" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
Aged about Twenty one Years<lb></lb>
on her Oath Says she is the Widow of <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35822_n956-2">Zachariah<lb></lb>
Billing</rs>
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who has been dead about Two Years and with<lb></lb>
whom she Intermarried at the Parish Church of <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35822_geo925">Oswestry</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in the County of Salop about four Years ago Says her said<lb></lb>
late Husband served Seven Years Apprenticeship with<lb></lb>
one <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35822_n956-3">Edward Edwards</rs>
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a <rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35822_occ310">Carpenter</rs>
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in the Parish of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35822_geo926">Llhanablodwell</rs>
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in the said County of Salop as her said<lb></lb>
Husband has often Informed her and which Information<lb></lb>
she verily believes to be true and Says that since her late<lb></lb>
Husbands Death she never Rented House paid Taxes or<lb></lb>
lived a hired Yearly Servant for one Year And Further<lb></lb>
Upon her Voluntary Oath Says she is pregnant with<lb></lb>
Child or Children which is or are likely to be born a<lb></lb>
Bastard or Bastards and to become Chargable to the<lb></lb>
said Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35822_geo927">St. Clement Danes</rs>
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where she now lodges<lb></lb>
she being poor and unable to maintain the same when<lb></lb>
born Says that one <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35822_n956-4">William Cave</rs>
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a Brazier in <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35822_geo928">Watling<lb></lb>
Street</rs>
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London had Carnal Knowledge of her Body on or<lb></lb>
about the Twenty Seventh day of <del>April</del>
June last past and at<lb></lb>
several Different times afterwards at one of which times<lb></lb>
he got her with Child of the <gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Child or Children of<lb></lb>
which she is now pregnant as of sd. and that the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35822_n956-78">Wm. Cave</rs>
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&no Other person did beget the same and<lb></lb>
that he is the real & true Father thereof</p>
<p n="957">Sworn this <rs type="date" id="WCCDEP35822_date255">30th. day<lb></lb>
of Decr. 1771</rs>
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before} <obscured></obscured>
</p>
<p n="958">Resworn this <rs type="date" id="WCCDEP35822_date256">4th. day<lb></lb>
of January 1772</rs>
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before}</p>
<p n="959">her<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35822_n959-1">Elizth.<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Billing</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Mark</p>
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