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<p n="914"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Middx</note>
to wit <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35807_n914-1">Ann Cope</rs>
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Aged about Twenty two years on her Oath<lb></lb>
Says she never was Married Rented House or paid Taxes, Says she<lb></lb>
lived a hired yearly <rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35807_occ540">Servant</rs>
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with one Mrs Bride in <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35807_geo1493"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35807_geo1494"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35807_geo1495">the Strand</rs>
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in the Parish of Saint Clement Danes</rs>
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in the County of Middlesex</rs>
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<lb></lb>
upwards of One year at the yearly Wages of £4 and Quitted her said<lb></lb>
Service on Saturday last since which time she hath gained no other<lb></lb>
Subsequent Settlement And further on her Voluntary Oath<lb></lb>
says she is pregnant with Child or Children which is or are like<lb></lb>
to be born a Bastard or Bastards & to become Chargeable to<lb></lb>
the said Parish she being poor & unable to maintain the same<lb></lb>
when born and Says that one <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35807_n914-2">George Rochford</rs>
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a <rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35807_occ541">Journeyman<lb></lb>
Jackmaker</rs>
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who lives with her said Mistress is the Father thereof<lb></lb>
he having had Carnal Knowledge of her Body some time in<lb></lb>
January last but the particular Day she does not now remember<lb></lb>
and at several different times afterwards at one of which time<lb></lb>
he got her with Child of the Child or Children of which she is<lb></lb>
now pregnant and that the said <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35807_n914-3">George Rochford</rs>
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and no other<lb></lb>
Person did beget the same, and that he is the real and true<lb></lb>
Father thereof</p>
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Sworn this <rs type="date" id="WCCDEP35807_date335">7th day<lb></lb>
of Novr 1775</rs>
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before<hi rend="braceResult"> <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35807_n915-1">David Walker</rs>
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<p n="916">her<lb></lb>
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Cope</rs>
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Mark</p>
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