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Mary Briscoe
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Aged about Twenty Seven
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Years on her Oath Says she never was married Rented
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House or paid Taxes Says she lived a hired Yearly
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Servant
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with one Mrs. Hancorn at
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the Craven head
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Drury Lane
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in the Parish of Saint Clement Danes
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for
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Thirteen Months at the Yearly Wages of Six pounds
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hath quitted her said Service about Three Years ago
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and hath not since she quitted the same ever done
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any other Act whereby to gain a Subsequent Settlement
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And further upon her Oath Says that on the
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16th. day
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of May last
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she was delivered of a Male Bastard Child
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in the Workhouse belonging to the said Parish which
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hath since been baptized by the name of
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James
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is now Chargeable to the said Parish And further
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Says that one
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Thomas Edwards
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a
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Journeyman Taylor
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(who lodges at a Taylors in
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Stuarts Rents
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& who uses
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the Sign of the Kings Head
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in Bear Street
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) is the Father thereof he having had
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Carnal knowledge of her Body some time in Augt.
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last but the particular day she does not now remember
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and at sevl. different times afterwards at one of which
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times he got her with Child of the Male Bastard Child
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of which she was so delivered as afsd.
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Sworn this
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9th. day
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of June 1778
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her
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Mary
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Briscoe
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