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Mary Todd
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aged about 21 Years upon Oath saith
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she
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never was married
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Servant
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with Mr.
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Henry Clark
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at
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the George & Vulture
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near
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Griffin Street
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in Shadwell
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in the Parish of St. Paul at Shadwell
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in the County of Middlesex
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for one Year & upwards at the Yearly
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Wages of Four pounds and left her sd. Service about 4 Years
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ago & has not since rented Ten pounds a Year paid Parish
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Taxes lived a yearly Servant for one Year or otherwise
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gained a Settlement in Any other Place to her knowledge
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or belief And this Examinant further upon her Voluntary
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Oath saith that she is pregnant with Child or Children
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which is likely to be born a Bastard or Bastards & to become
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Chargeable to the parish of
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St. Clemt. Danes
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(where she now Lodges)
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William Dennis
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Upholsterer
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did beget
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the sd. bastard Child or Children on her body the said
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William
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Dennison
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having had carnal knowledge of this Examinant
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several times in the months of April & May last at one
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of which times he got her with Child of the sd. bastard Child or
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Children with which she is now pregnant & that he the said
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William Dennis
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& no other person is the true & real father thereof
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Sworn
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Octr. 30th.
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1751
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before
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H Fielding
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Fran: Bedwell
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The mark of
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Mary Todd
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