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<rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35806_n458-1">Mary Todd</rs>
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aged about 21 Years upon Oath saith<lb></lb>
she <rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35806_occ237">never was married</rs>
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and that she lived a Yearly <rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35806_occ238">Servant</rs>
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with Mr. <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35806_n458-2">Henry Clark</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35806_occ239">Victualer</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35806_geo621"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35806_geo622"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35806_geo623"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35806_geo624"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35806_geo625">the George & Vulture</rs>
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near<lb></lb>
Griffin Street</rs>
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in Shadwell</rs>
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in the Parish of St. Paul at Shadwell</rs>
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in the County of Middlesex</rs>
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for one Year & upwards at the Yearly<lb></lb>
Wages of Four pounds and left her sd. Service about 4 Years<lb></lb>
ago & has not since rented Ten pounds a Year paid Parish<lb></lb>
Taxes lived a yearly Servant for one Year or otherwise<lb></lb>
gained a Settlement in Any other Place to her knowledge<lb></lb>
or belief And this Examinant further upon her Voluntary<lb></lb>
Oath saith that she is pregnant with Child or Children<lb></lb>
which is likely to be born a Bastard or Bastards & to become<lb></lb>
Chargeable to the parish of <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35806_geo626">St. Clemt. Danes</rs>
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(where she now Lodges)<lb></lb>
she being poor & unable to maintain the same when born<lb></lb>
and that <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35806_n458-3">William Dennis</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35806_occ240">Upholsterer</rs>
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did beget<lb></lb>
the sd. bastard Child or Children on her body the said <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35806_n458-4">William<lb></lb>
Dennison</rs>
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having had carnal knowledge of this Examinant<lb></lb>
several times in the months of April & May last at one<lb></lb>
of which times he got her with Child of the sd. bastard Child or<lb></lb>
Children with which she is now pregnant & that he the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35806_n458-5">William Dennis</rs>
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& no other person is the true & real father thereof</p>
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Sworn <rs type="date" id="WCCDEP35806_date164">Octr. 30th.<lb></lb>
1751</rs>
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before<hi rend="braceResult"> H Fielding <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35806_n459-54">Fran: Bedwell</rs>
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<p n="460">The mark of<lb></lb>
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<rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35806_n460-1">Mary Todd</rs>
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