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Aged about Twenty Years on her Oath says
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she never was Married Rented House or paid Taxes Says
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she lived a hired Yearly
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with Mr. Vincent at
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in Hemlock Court
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for Sixteen Months at the
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Yearly Wages of Four pounds Hath quitted her said service
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about Three Years ago since which time she hath gained no
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Other Settlement either by Renting House paying Taxes or
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living a hired Yearly Servant for One Year And further
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on her Oath says that on the
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13th. day January last
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she was
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delivered of a Female Bastard Child in
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the Workhouse
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belonging to the said parish of St. Clement Danes
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which
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Ann
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and is now
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Wm.
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did beget such Bastard Child on her
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body sometime in April 1781 and at Sevl. Different times
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afterwards at One of Which times he got her with Child of
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the Female Bastard Child of Which she was so delivered
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& no other person
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did beget the same and that he is the real & True father
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thereof.
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of May 1782
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