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any Parish office or paid any Poors rates or
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Settlement.
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12. day
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of May 1785
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R Davies
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Robt Smith
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Charles
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The Voluntary Examination of
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Jane
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Watkins
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taken
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upon oath before me one of his Majesties Justices
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of the Peace in and for the said County this
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twenty
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fifth day of May 1785
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who upon oath saith that on
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the
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ninth day of October one thousand seven hundred
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& eighty two
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in the said Parish
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of St Botolph witht Aldgate
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she the said
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Jane
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Watkins
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was delivered of a Male Bastard
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Child since baptized & registred by the name of
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George Skelton
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and this Examinant farther
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Saith that on the
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eighth day of February now
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last past
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Coopers Court
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aforesaid in the said
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Parish she the said
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Jane Watkins
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was delivered
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of Another Male Bastard Child since baptized
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& registred by the name of
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William Skelton
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both
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of which said Children are now chargeable to
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the said
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Parish of St Botolph without Aldgate
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she this Examinant being Poor & not able to
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provide for them and this Examinant farther
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Saith that
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George Skelton
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aforesd
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belonging to the Mint
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did get her with child
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of the said two bastard Children
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Taken & Signed the day &
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year above written before
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me
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R Davies
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The Mark of
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Jane
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Watkins
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