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Middlesex
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Westminster
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Aged about Twenty five years on
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her Oath Says she never was married Rented House or
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paid Taxes Says she lived a hired Yearly
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Mr. Davison a Taylor in
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Parish of St. Clement Danes
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for fifteen Months at the Yearly Wages of four pounds
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hath quitted her said Service about Ten Months ago
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since which time she hath gained no other subsequent
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Settlement And further on her Oath Says that on the
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first day of July last
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she was delivered of a Male Bastard
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Child in the
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belonging to the Parish
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which has since been
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baptized
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Thomas
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Parish And that one
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James Madan
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late a
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Porter
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to a China Man
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Thames Street
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is the Father
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thereof he having had Carnal knowledge of her Body
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sometime about the Middle of Septr. last in her said
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Masters House and at sevl. different times afterwards
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at one of which times he got her with Child of the
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Male Bastard Child of which she was so delivered as afsd.
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And that the said
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James Madan
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and no other person
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did beget the same and that he is the real and true
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Father thereof
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Sworn this
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3d day of Augt
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1778
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Sampn. Wright
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Mary
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