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&<lb></lb>
Westmr.}</note>
<rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35807_n1028-1">Mary Bennett</rs>
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Aged about 23 Years on her Oath<lb></lb>
says she never was Married, Rented a House or Served<lb></lb>
any Apprenticeship, says she lived a hired Yearly<rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35807_occ590"> Servant</rs>
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<lb></lb>
with one Mr Walker a Butcher in <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35807_geo1636"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35807_geo1637"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35807_geo1638">Clements Lane</rs>
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, in the<lb></lb>
Parish of Saint Clement Danes</rs>
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in the Liberty of Westmr</rs>
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.<lb></lb>
for Eighteen Months, at the Yearly Wages of six pounds,<lb></lb>
has quitted that same Service upwards of two years ago,<lb></lb>
since which time she has never lived a hired yearly Servt,<lb></lb>
a twelvemonth at any one time, and further upon her<lb></lb>
Voluntary Oath says, she is pregnant with Child or Children<lb></lb>
which is on are likely to be born a bastard or bastards, and<lb></lb>
to become chargeable to the said Parish, (she being poor; and<lb></lb>
unable to Maintain the same (when born) and further says<lb></lb>
That one <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35807_n1028-52">Thomas Manhood</rs>
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a <rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35807_occ591">Journeyman Weaver</rs>
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, who<lb></lb>
lives with one Mr James a Weaver at <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35807_geo1639">Shacklewell</rs>
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, is the<lb></lb>
Father thereof, he having had carnal knowledge of her body<lb></lb>
in her Master's House at <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35807_geo1640">Shacklewell</rs>
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aforesaid, sometime<lb></lb>
in June last, but the particular day she does not now<lb></lb>
Remember, and at several different times afterwards, at one<lb></lb>
of which times he got her with the Child or Children of which she<lb></lb>
is now pregnant and that the said <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35807_n1028-41">Thomas Manhood</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
no other person did beget the same, and that he is the real<lb></lb>
and true Father thereof</p>
<p n="1029"> <hi rend="brace"> <lb></lb>
Sworn this <rs type="date" id="WCCDEP35807_date372">28th day<lb></lb>
of March 1776</rs>
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before<hi rend="braceResult"> R. Butler</hi>
</hi>
</p>
<p n="1030"> <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35807_n1030-1">Mary Bennett</rs>
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