Saint Clement Danes

Middlesex
and
Westminster }

to wit Grace Butler< no role > aged about 27 years
upon her Oath saith that she never was
married That she lived as a hired yearly
Servant with Mr. Smith in Grange Court in the
Parish of Saint Clement Danes in the Liberty
of Westminster for Fifteen Months at the yearly
wages of Eight Guineas that she hath quitted said
Service about Two years since which time she
hath not lived as a hired yearly Servant for
Twelve Months or done any Act Matter or thing
whereby she might have gained a subsequent
Settlement And further this Deponent upon
her Voluntary Oath saith that she is pregnant
with Child or Children which is or are likely to
be born a Bastard or Bastards and to become
Chargeable to the said Parish That one Thomas
Hardy< no role > a Journeyman Taylor who lives at a
Bakers shop in King Street Drury Lane in
the father thereof he having had carnal knowledge
of this Examinants Body and begotten the said
Child or Children of which she is now pregnant
and that the said Thomas Hardy< no role > is the only
Real and true father thereof

Sworn this 10th.
day of Octr. 1797
before me } J Hunter

her
Grace [mark] Butler< no role >
Mark

Witness AW Burbidge