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Middx
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Aged about Twenty five Years On her Oath
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says She never was Married Rented House or paid Taxes say
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She lived a hired Yearly
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Servant
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with one Mr. Mason a
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Butcher at
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Abergavenny
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South Wales
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in the County of Mon
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Upwards of One Year at the Yearly Wages of Four Pounds
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hath quitted her said Service about Six Years ago since
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which time She hat gained no other Subsequent Settlement
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And further on her Voluntary Oath says that on the
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17th. day
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January Instant
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She was delivered of a Female Bastard
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Child in the House of Mr. Burke in
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Wych Street
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in the Parish
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of Saint Clement Danes
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which is intended to be baptized
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Elizabeth
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and is become Chargeable to the same she being Poor
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And Unable to Maintain the same
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and that One
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Edw
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Edwards
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late a
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Waiter
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at the
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Oxford Coffee House
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in the St
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And who now lodges
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Opposite a Coal Shed
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in Exeter Street
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had Carnal knowledge of her Body at the
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Crown Eating Hous
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in Princes Street
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facing the Mansion House
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in the City of London
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the latter End of March last but the particular day She does
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not now Remember And at
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Several different times afterwards
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at One of which times he got her with Child of the Child or
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Children of which She was so delivered And that the said
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Edwards Edwards
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and no other person did beget the same &
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that he is the Rent & true Father thereof
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Sworn this
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31st. day of
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Janry. 1780
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before
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Wm. Kitchiner
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her
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Alice
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Stidaway
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Mark
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