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Aged about Twenty two Years
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on her Oath says she never was Married Rented House paid
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in the
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Parish of Saint Clement Danes
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in the liberty of Westminster
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upwards of one Year and a half at the Yearly Wages of
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Five pounds hath Quitted her said Service upwards of five
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Months ago and hath not since she Quitted the same ever
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gained any other Subsequent Settlement; And further on her
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Voluntary Oath says she is Pregnant with Child or Children
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that is or are likely to be born a Bastard or Bastards and
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she being Poor and unable to maintain the same when born &
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George Roberts Junior
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Mother Mrs Roberts
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is the father thereof he having had Carnal knowledge of
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her Body sometime in the Month of August last (but the particular
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day she does not now remember) at his said Mothers house and
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at several times since at one of which times or times he got her with
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Child of the Child or Children of which she is now pregnant and
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that the said
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George Roberts Junior
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and no other Person did
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beget the same and that he is the real and true father thereof
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20th day
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before
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W Addington
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E Francies
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