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<rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35809_n696-1">Elizabeth Edwards</rs>
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Aged about Twenty Eight years on her Oath says<lb></lb>
She never was Married Rented House or paid Taxes Says She<lb></lb>
Lived a Hired yearly <rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35809_occ320">Servant</rs>
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with Mrs. Richards at Mr.<lb></lb>
Hopwoods in <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35809_geo1148"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35809_geo1149"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35809_geo1150">Carey Street</rs>
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in the Parish of Saint Clement<lb></lb>
Danes</rs>
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in the Liberty of Westminster</rs>
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for Fifteen Months at the<lb></lb>
yearly Wages of Five Pounds Hath quitted her said Service<lb></lb>
about Six years ago since which time She hath gained neither<lb></lb>
Settlement And further on her Voluntary Oath says that on<lb></lb>
the <rs type="date" id="WCCDEP35809_date245">17th. day of August last</rs>
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She was delivered of a Male Bastard<lb></lb>
Child in the <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35809_geo1151"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35809_geo1152">Workhouse</rs>
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belonging to the said Parish of<lb></lb>
Saint Clement Danes</rs>
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which <obscured></obscured>
since been Baptized by the<lb></lb>
Name of <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35809_n696-2">John Edwards</rs>
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and is now Chargeable to the said Parish<lb></lb>
She being Poor and Unable to Maintain the same And further<lb></lb>
says that One <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35809_n696-43">James</rs>
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otherwise <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35809_n696-3">Robert Gardner</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35809_geo1153"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35809_geo1154">the Sign of the George iiv</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Broud Saint Giles</rs>
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is the Father thereof He having had Carnal<lb></lb>
knowledge of her Body at his the said <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35809_n696-4">Robert Gardner</rs>
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s House<lb></lb>
at Different times for near Two years last past at One of which<lb></lb>
He got her with Child of the Male Bastard Child of<lb></lb>
which She was so delivered as aforesaid And that the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35809_n696-5">Robert Gardner</rs>
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and no other person did beget the same and<lb></lb>
that He is the Read and true Father thereof</p>
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Sworn this <rs type="date" id="WCCDEP35809_date246">16th. day<lb></lb>
Sepr. 1781</rs>
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before<hi rend="braceResult"> <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35809_n697-1">Wm Kitchiner</rs>
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</hi>
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<p n="698">her<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35809_n698-52">Elizth.<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Edwards</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Mark</p>
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