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<p n="299"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Westmr.</note>
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<rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35804_n299-1">Eliza. Child</rs>
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aged about 23 Years upon Oath<lb></lb>
saith she never was married & that she lived a<lb></lb>
Yearly Servt. with Mr. <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35804_n299-2">Geo. Langdale</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35804_occ102">Surgeon</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
Old. Boswell Court in the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35804_geo253">St. Clement<lb></lb>
Danes</rs>
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in the Liberty of Wetsmr. for one Year and<lb></lb>
upwds. at the Yearly Wages of Five Pounds &<lb></lb>
left her sd. Service on the 12th. of<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Decr. Int.<lb></lb>
And further upon her Voluntary Oath saith<lb></lb>
she is pregnant with Child or Children which<lb></lb>
is likely to be born a Bastard or Bastards & to<lb></lb>
become Chargeable to the sd. Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35804_geo254">Saint<lb></lb>
Clement Danes</rs>
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she being Poor & not able to<lb></lb>
maintain the same when born and that Mr.<lb></lb>
Thos. Eld (who lodges and Boards with the sd.<lb></lb>
Mr. Langdale) did Beget the sd. Child or<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
Children on her Body the sd. <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35804_n299-4">Thos. Eld</rs>
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having<lb></lb>
had Carnal knowledge of this Examinants<lb></lb>
Body in the latter End of April last & at<lb></lb>
sevll. other times since at one of which times<lb></lb>
he got her with Child of the said Child or Childrn.<lb></lb>
with which she is now pregnant & that he the sd.<lb></lb>
Thomas Eld & no other Person is the true and<lb></lb>
reall father there of</p>
<p n="300">Sworn <rs type="date" id="WCCDEP35804_date87">14th. Decr.<lb></lb>
1747</rs>
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before} <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35804_n300-1">Tho: Lane</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="301"> <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35804_n301-1">Elizabeth Child</rs>
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