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<p n="701"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Westmr</note>
to wit <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35807_n701-1">Barbara Lawrence</rs>
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<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_n701-1" type="surname" value="LAWRENCE"></interp>
<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_n701-1" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
Aged about Thirty Two<lb></lb>
Years on her Oath says she never was Married Rented House paid Taxes or was<lb></lb>
an Apprentice, Saith she lived a hired Yearly <rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35807_occ415">Servant </rs>
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with One Mr.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35807_n701-2">Thomas Biggs</rs>
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<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_n701-2" type="surname" value="BIGGS"></interp>
<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_n701-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
at <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35807_geo1121"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35807_geo1122"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35807_geo1123"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35807_geo1124">the White Lyon</rs>
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in Wych Street</rs>
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in the Parish of Saint<lb></lb>
Clement Danes </rs>
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in the Liberty of Westminster</rs>
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for Upwards of Eighteen<lb></lb>
Months at the yearly wages on eight Guineas hath quitted her said Service about 7 Years and hath not she Quitted the same ever gained any other<lb></lb>
Subsequent Settlement and further upon her Voluntary Oath says<lb></lb>
she is pregnant with Child or Children which is or are likely to be<lb></lb>
born a bastard or bastards and to become Chargeable to the said<lb></lb>
Parish she being poor and unable to maintain the same when born<lb></lb>
Says that One <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35807_n701-64">William Hattam</rs>
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<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_n701-64" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
a <rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35807_occ416">Pensioner</rs>
<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_occ416" type="occupation" value="Pensioner"></interp>
belonging to <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35807_geo1125"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35807_geo1126">the<lb></lb>
Royall Hospital</rs>
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<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_geo1126" type="type" value="site"></interp>
at Greenwich</rs>
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had Carnal knowledge of her<lb></lb>
Body the <rs type="date" id="WCCDEP35807_date254">21st of April 1772</rs>
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and has ever since Cohabited with her<lb></lb>
at one of which time or times he got her with Child of the Child<lb></lb>
or Children of which she is now pregnant and that the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35807_n701-48">William Hattam</rs>
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<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_n701-48" type="surname" value="Hattam"></interp>
<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_n701-48" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
and no other person did beget the same and that<lb></lb>
he is the real and true Father thereof</p>
<p n="702">Sworn this <rs type="date" id="WCCDEP35807_date255">15th day<lb></lb>
of Feby 1775</rs>
<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_date255" type="date" value="17750215"></interp>
before} <obscured></obscured>
</p>
<p n="703">The Mark of<lb></lb>
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<p n="704">NB. <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35807_n704-52">Barbara Lawrence</rs>
<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_n704-52" type="given" value="Barbara"></interp>
<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_n704-52" type="surname" value="Lawrence"></interp>
<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_n704-52" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
Married J Hattom<lb></lb>
vide Page ye next</p>
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