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<rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35809_n276-1">Martha Stevens</rs>
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Aged about Thirty Two Years on her Oath says<lb></lb>
She never was Married Rented House or paid Taxes says<lb></lb>
She lived a hired Yearly <rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35809_occ125">Servant</rs>
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with Mr. Broughton Junr.<lb></lb>
in <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35809_geo405"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35809_geo406">Gilberts Passage</rs>
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Clare Markett</rs>
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Upwards of One Year and<lb></lb>
an half at the Yearly Wages of Six Pounds hath quitted her<lb></lb>
said Service Upwards Two Years ago since which time She<lb></lb>
hath gained no other Subsequent Settlement And<lb></lb>
further upon her Voluntary Oath says She is Pregnant<lb></lb>
with Child or Children which is or are likely to be born a Bastard or Bastards and to become<lb></lb>
Chargeable to the said Parish She being Poor and Unable<lb></lb>
to Maintain the same when born And that One Mr. <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35809_n276-2">George<lb></lb>
Search</rs>
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an <rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35809_occ126">attorney </rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35809_geo407"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35809_geo408"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35809_geo409"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35809_geo410"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35809_geo411">No: 10</rs>
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Grevil Street</rs>
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Hatton Garden</rs>
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in the Parish of<lb></lb>
St. Andrew Holbourn</rs>
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in the County of Middlesex</rs>
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is the<lb></lb>
Father there of he having had Carnal knowledge of her<lb></lb>
Body some time the beginning of June last at <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35809_geo412"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35809_geo413">Serjants<lb></lb>
Inn Coffee House</rs>
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Chancery Lane</rs>
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and at several<lb></lb>
different times a afterwards at One of which times he got<lb></lb>
her with Child of the Child or Children of which She is now<lb></lb>
Pregnant And that that the said <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35809_n276-41">George Search</rs>
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and no<lb></lb>
other Person did beget the same And that he is the real & true Father thereof</p>
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Sworn this <rs type="date" id="WCCDEP35809_date92">5th. day of<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
1780</rs>
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before<hi rend="braceResult"> Sampn Wright</hi>
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<p n="278">her<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35809_n278-1">Martha<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Stevens</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Mark</p>
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