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Middlesex
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to wit
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Aged about Twenty One Years
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on 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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with Mr.
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Nash at the
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Shirt Ware house
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in the Strand in the parish
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upwards
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of One Year at the Yearly Wages of five Pounds hath
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quitted her said Service about Two Years ago and hath not
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since she quitted the same ever lived a hired Yearly Servant
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for One Year And further upon her Voluntary Oath says
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she is pregnant with Child or Children which is or are
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likely to be born Bastard or Bastards and to become
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Chargable to said Parish she being Poor and unable to
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Maintain the same when born And that one
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George Murray
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a
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journeyman Carpenter
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(who lately worked
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but his Master's Name she does not
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know not does she know at present what is become of him)
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is the Father thereof he having had Carnal knowledge of
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her Body at her late Master Mr. Vincents House
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some time in March last but the
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particular Day she does not now remember and at One other
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time afterwards at One of which times he got her with Child
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of the Child or Children of which she is now pregnant And
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& no other person did beget
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the same and that he is the real and true Father thereof
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3d. day of
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Abrm Baley
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