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<p n="176"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Middx</note>
to wit <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35810_n176-100">Elizth. Lyre</rs>
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aged about 24 years on her Oath says she never<lb></lb>
was married Rented House or paid Taxes Says she lived a hired <lb></lb>
yearly <rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35810_occ49">Servant</rs>
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with one Mr. Holloway an attorney in Breams<lb></lb>
Buildings in the Liberty of the <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35810_geo190">Rolls</rs>
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for one year at the yearly<lb></lb>
Wages of Eight Guineas hath quitted her said Service upwards of<lb></lb>
18 Months ago since which time she hath gained no or. Settlement <lb></lb>
And further on her Oath says that on the <rs type="date" id="WCCDEP35810_date53">26th. day of Feby. 1782</rs>
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she<lb></lb>
was delivered of a Female Bastard at <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35810_geo191">Mr. Gents</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35810_geo192">Denzell Street</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35810_geo193">St. Clement Danes</rs>
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in the Liberty of <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35810_geo194">Westmr</rs>
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.<lb></lb>
which has since been baptized by the name of <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35810_n176-101">Lydia</rs>
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and is become<lb></lb>
Chargable to the said Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35810_geo195">St. Clement Danes</rs>
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she being poor<lb></lb>
& unable to maintain the same And further says that one<del>Wm</del>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35810_n176-1">Thos- Wilby</rs>
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late a <rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35810_occ50">Clerk</rs>
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to Mr. Holloway in <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35810_geo196">Breams Buildings</rs>
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and who<lb></lb>
now lives at one Mrs. Jordans Opposite the Goat & Compasses <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35810_geo197">Tottenham<lb></lb>
Court Road</rs>
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is the Father thereof he having had Carnal Knowledge<lb></lb>
of her Body at her said Masters House some time in the Month of<lb></lb>
May 1781 and at sevl. difft. times afterwards at one of which times<lb></lb>
he got her with Child of the Female Bastard Child of which she<lb></lb>
was so delivered as aforesaid And that the said <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35810_n176-2">Thos. Wilby</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and no other Person did beget the same and that he is the real<lb></lb>
& true father thereof.</p>
<p n="177"> <hi rend="brace"> <lb></lb>
Sworn this <rs type="date" id="WCCDEP35810_date54">15th.<lb></lb>
day of Augt. 1783</rs>
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<hi rend="braceResult"> <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35810_n177-100">Jno. Machin</rs>
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</hi>
</hi>
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<p n="178"> <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35810_n178-1">Elizabeth Lyre</rs>
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