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Westmr.
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to wit
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Elizabeth Bridgen
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Aged about Twenty
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three Years on her Oath Says she never was married
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Yearly
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with one Mr. Merrington at the
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House of one Mr. Thomas a Taylor at
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No. 6
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in St. Johns
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in
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the County of Middlesex
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upwards of one Year at the
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hath quitted her said service upwards of five Years ago
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Yearly Wages of Seven Pounds and hath not since
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she quitted the same ever Rented House paid Taxes
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a lived a hired Yearly Servant for one Year And
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further upon her Oath says halon the
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5th day of September
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she was delivered of a Female Bastard Child in
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the House of Mr. Miller a Hairdresser in
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Wych Street
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in the Parish of Saint Clement Danes
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which hath since
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been baptized by the Name of
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Ann
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Christopher Plumley
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a
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Taylor
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who is now run away
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is the Father thereof he having had Carnal knowledge
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of her Body sometime in December 1772 & at severally
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different times afterwards at one of which times he
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got her with Child of the Female Child of which she
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was so delivered as aforesaid and that the said
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Christ
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Plumley
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and no other Person did beget the same and
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that he is the real and true Father thereof
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Sworn this
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14th.
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day of Decr. 1773
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Tho: Kynaston
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Mr. Bridson
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St. James Clerkenwell
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appeald
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to this order & the Appeal
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allowed by
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St. Clements
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the
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Pauper having sworn falsly
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Vide fo
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