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<p n="1227"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35827_geo1169">Saint Clement Danes</rs>
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<p n="1228"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35827_geo1170">Middlesex</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35827_geo1171">Westminster</rs>
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to wit <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35827_n1228-1">Grace Butler</rs>
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aged about 27 years<lb></lb>
upon her Oath saith that she never was<lb></lb>
married That she lived as a hired yearly<lb></lb>
Servant with Mr. Smith in Grange Court in the<lb></lb>
Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35827_geo1172">Saint Clement Danes </rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35827_geo1173">Liberty<lb></lb>
of Westminster</rs>
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for Fifteen Months at the yearly<lb></lb>
wages of Eight Guineas that she hath quitted said<lb></lb>
Service about Two years since which time she<lb></lb>
hath not lived as a hired yearly Servant for<lb></lb>
Twelve Months or done any Act Matter or thing<lb></lb>
whereby she might have gained a subsequent<lb></lb>
Settlement And further this Deponent upon<lb></lb>
her Voluntary Oath saith that she is pregnant<lb></lb>
with Child or Children which is or are likely to<lb></lb>
be born a Bastard or Bastards and to become<lb></lb>
Chargeable to the said Parish That one <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35827_n1228-3">Thomas<lb></lb>
Hardy</rs>
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a Journeyman Taylor who lives at a<lb></lb>
Bakers shop in <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35827_geo1174">King Street</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35827_geo1175">Drury Lane</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
the father thereof he having had carnal knowledge<lb></lb>
of this Examinants Body and begotten the said<lb></lb>
Child or Children of which she is now pregnant<lb></lb>
and that the said <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35827_n1228-4">Thomas Hardy</rs>
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is the only<lb></lb>
Real and true father thereof</p>
<p n="1229">Sworn this <rs type="date" id="WCCDEP35827_date272">10th.<lb></lb>
day of Octr. 1797</rs>
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<lb></lb>
before me } J Hunter</p>
<p n="1230">her<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35827_n1230-1">Grace<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Butler</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Mark</p>
<p n="1231">Witness AW Burbidge</p>
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