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to wit
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Aged about Thirty Eight Years on her Oath Says that
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She intermarried with her late Husband
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Richard Cox
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at the
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in the County of Middlesex
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the
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11th of Novr. 1759
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and by
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whom She hath 4 Children now living Viz
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Martha
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Aged about 12 Years,
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Sarah
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aged about 10,
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William
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Aged about 6, and
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Elizabeth
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Aged about 2, Says her
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said late husband before his said intermarriage with this Examinant and Whilst
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with one
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Richard Lidgley
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Glass cutter
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facing Palsgrave head Court
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in the Parish of Saint Clement Danes
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in the County
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of Middlesex
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for the space of five Years under such Covenant Soon after which he
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to this Examinant, And Afterwards listed for a
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Soldier
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& Continued
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in his Majestys Service three Years or thereabouts and was discharged, That
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her said Husband after being so discharged went to
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Dudley
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in Worcester-
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Shire
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and worked as a
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with Messrs Guest and Taylor
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Glasscutter
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for 7 Years or Thereabouts that Afterwards her said Husband went to
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and worked as a
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there for about the Space of 3 Years
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and rented a House of £4-12S-6D payable Quarterly, but never paid any
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Taxes whatsoever due for the same except the Watch Afterwards he went
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and lived at
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Wodgsley
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in Staffordshire
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and worked at his said business
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as a
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about Eighteen Months, when her said Husband was
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taken ill of the Stone and had relief for about 2 months, from the Parish
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Officers there Viz: 5 Shillings Pr week and which was merely done to see
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whether he got better and to save the Expences of Passing him and his family
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upto Town, but her said Husband before his Death was Examined
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with regard to his said Parish and upon his death bed declared the
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Parish of
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Saint Clement Danes
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to be his Parish that the Parish Officers
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of
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soon after his Burial paid for the Carriage of this
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Examinant and her 4 Children upto Town and gave her a Guinea
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for her and her Childrens Support and which was done to save
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the Expence of the Overseers coming upto Town as also the Expence
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Attending such Pass. But this Examinant on her solemn Oath Says that her said
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husband never gained any other Subsequent Settlement than as before mentioned
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Jany 1775
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before
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R Butler
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