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Middlesex
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Aged about Twenty five
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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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with one Mr. Poole Attorney in
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Palsgrave Place
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Strand
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in the Parish of Saint Clement Danes
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in the County
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of Middlesex
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upwards of One Year at the Yearly Wages
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of Six Guineas hath quitted her said Service about
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Nine Months ago since which time she hath gained
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no other subsequent Settlement And further on her
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Oath Says she was delivered of a Female Bastard
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Child in the
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Westmr. new lying in Hospital
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on the
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12th. day
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of August last
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which has since been baptized by the
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Name of
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Johanna Mary
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and is likely to become Chargable
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to the said Parish of
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Saint Clement Danes
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she being
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Poor and unable to maintain the same And that one Mr.
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George Boswell
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an
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Attorney at Law
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Witton Hall
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Birmingham
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in the County of Warwick
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is the Father
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thereof he having had Carnal knowledge of her Body in
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her said Masters House some time in the Month of
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November 1777 but the particular day she does not now
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remember and at several different times afterwards at one
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of which times he got her with Child of the Female Bastard
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Child of which she was so delivered as aforesaid And that
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the said
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George Boswell
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& no other person did beget the
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same and that he is the real & true Father thereof
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Sworn this
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5th. Day of
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Decr. 1778
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before
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M Addington.
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Jane Johnson
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