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<p n="709"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Westmr</note>
to wit <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35807_n709-1">Elizabeth Francis</rs>
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Aged about Twenty two Years<lb></lb>
on her Oath says she never was Married Rented House paid <lb></lb>
Taxes or ever served any Apprenticeship says she lived a hired<lb></lb>
Yearly <rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35807_occ417">Servant</rs>
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with One Mr <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35807_n709-2">George Roberts Senr</rs>
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<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_n709-2" type="surname" value="ROBERTS"></interp>
<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_n709-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
(Now dead)<lb></lb>
A <rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35807_occ418">piecebroker</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35807_geo1129"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35807_geo1130"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35807_geo1131"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35807_geo1132">White horse Yard</rs>
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Drury Lane</rs>
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in the<lb></lb>
Parish of Saint Clement Danes</rs>
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in the liberty of Westminster</rs>
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<lb></lb>
upwards of one Year and a half at the Yearly Wages of<lb></lb>
Five pounds hath Quitted her said Service upwards of five<lb></lb>
Months ago and hath not since she Quitted the same ever<lb></lb>
gained any other Subsequent Settlement; And further on her<lb></lb>
Voluntary Oath says she is Pregnant with Child or Children<lb></lb>
that is or are likely to be born a Bastard or Bastards and<lb></lb>
to become Chargeable to the said Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35807_geo1133">Saint Clement Danes</rs>
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<lb></lb>
she being Poor and unable to maintain the same when born &<lb></lb>
says that one <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35807_n709-3">George Roberts Junior</rs>
<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_n709-3" type="given" value="GEORGE"></interp>
<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_n709-3" type="surname" value="ROBERTS"></interp>
<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_n709-3" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
who now lives with his<lb></lb>
Mother Mrs Roberts <rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35807_occ419">piecebroker</rs>
<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_occ419" type="occupation" value="piecebroker"></interp>
in <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35807_geo1134"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35807_geo1135">Whitehorse Yard</rs>
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Drury<lb></lb>
Lane</rs>
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<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_geo1134" type="type" value="street"></interp>
is the father thereof he having had Carnal knowledge of<lb></lb>
her Body sometime in the Month of August last (but the particular<lb></lb>
day she does not now remember) at his said Mothers house and<lb></lb>
at several times since at one of which times or times he got her with<lb></lb>
Child of the Child or Children of which she is now pregnant and<lb></lb>
that the said <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35807_n709-4">George Roberts Junior</rs>
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<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_n709-4" type="surname" value="ROBERTS"></interp>
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and no other Person did<lb></lb>
beget the same and that he is the real and true father thereof</p>
<p n="710"> <hi rend="brace"> <lb></lb>
Sworn this <rs type="date" id="WCCDEP35807_date257">20th day<lb></lb>
of Feby 1775</rs>
<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_date257" type="date" value="17750220"></interp>
before<hi rend="braceResult"> W Addington</hi>
</hi>
</p>
<p n="711">E Francies</p>
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