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<p n="375"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Middx ss</note>
The Examination of <rs type="persName" id="GLBAEP10307_n375-1">Elizabeth Dennes</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="GLBAEP10307_occ215">Singlewoman</rs>
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taken on oath before me one of<lb></lb>
his Majesties Justices of ye peace for ye county<lb></lb>
of Middx residing in or Near the Parish of St.<lb></lb>
Botolph without Aldgate in the County of<lb></lb>
Middx this <rs type="date" id="GLBAEP10307_date126">7th day of April 1755</rs>
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<p n="376">This Examinant on her oath says that about<lb></lb>
six Months ago & one <rs type="persName" id="GLBAEP10307_n376-1">William Meekings</rs>
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<lb></lb>
a <rs type="occupation" id="GLBAEP10307_occ216">Carman</rs>
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who then kept a house in <rs type="placeName" id="GLBAEP10307_geo432"> <rs type="placeName" id="GLBAEP10307_geo433"> <rs type="placeName" id="GLBAEP10307_geo434">Slaters<lb></lb>
Court</rs>
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in Blue Anchor yard</rs>
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in the parish of<lb></lb>
St. Mary White chappell</rs>
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in ye sd. County did<lb></lb>
prevail with this Examinant to suffer him to lye<lb></lb>
with her at his sd. house where this Examinant<lb></lb>
then lived And the sd. <rs type="persName" id="GLBAEP10307_n376-2">William Meekings</rs>
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had<lb></lb>
Carnal knowledge of this Examinants body<lb></lb>
& so had several times whereby she Conceived with<lb></lb>
Child or Children of which she now goeth &<lb></lb>
is Pregnant And this Exaicon. saith that <lb></lb>
the sd Child or Children of which she now<lb></lb>
goeth with & is pregnant as aforesaid<lb></lb>
is or are likely to be born a Bastard or</p>
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