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to Wit
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Mary Dax
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Aged about Twenty Eight years on her Oath
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Says she never was married Rented House or paid Taxes Says
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she lived a hired Yearly
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with Mrs. Flynn in
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in the Parish of
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St. Clement Danes
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in the County of
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upwards of 18 Months at the yearly Wages of £6
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hath quitted her said Service about 6 Months ago since which
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time she hath gained no other Settlement And further
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of a Female Bastard Child in
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St. Georges Hospital
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which hath since been baptized
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Elizth
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. and is
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John Edginton
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a
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footman
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to one
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Captain Perry who lately lived at Bromley in the County of Kent
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and who is now at the Town of Montgomery in the Principality
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of Wales & is Expected in Town very soon he the said
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John
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Edington
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having had Carnal Knowledge of this Examinants
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Body in her said Mistresses House in
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afsd. in
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the Month of June 1782 and at Sevl. different times afterwds.
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at one of which times he got her with Child of the Female
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Bastard Child of which she was so delivered as aforesaid and
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that the said
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John Edington
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& no or. Person did beget the
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same & that he is the real & true father thereof.
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Sworn this
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21st.
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her
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Mary
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Dax
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