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<p n="254"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Middlesex</note>
to wit <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35810_n254-10">Jane Challes</rs>
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Aged about Eighteen years on her<lb></lb>
Oath says she never was married Rented House or paid Taxes<lb></lb>
Says she lived a hired yearly <rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35810_occ94">Servant</rs>
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with one Mr. Dobie<lb></lb>
an Attorney in <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35810_geo301">Curey Street</rs>
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in the Parish of St. Clement Danes<lb></lb>
in the Liberty of <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35810_geo302">Westminster</rs>
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for Eighteen Months at the yearly<lb></lb>
Wages of four Guineas hath quitted her said Service about<lb></lb>
four years ago since which time she hath gained no other<lb></lb>
Subsequent Settlement And further on her Voluntary<lb></lb>
Oath says she is Pregnant with Child or Children which is<lb></lb>
or are likely to be born a Bastard or Bastards and to become<lb></lb>
Chargeable to the said Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35810_geo303">St. Clement Danes</rs>
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And that<lb></lb>
one <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35810_n254-105">Stephen Staffoe</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35810_occ95">Servant</rs>
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to oneIome Esqr. who<lb></lb>
lodges at Bates's Hotell in the Adelphi is the Father thereof<lb></lb>
he having had Carnal Knowledge of her Body the latter<lb></lb>
End of the Month of March last at his the said Mr. Iomes<lb></lb>
Lodgings at Amen Corner and at several different times<lb></lb>
afterwards at one of which times he got her with Child of<lb></lb>
the Child or Children of which she is now pregnant And<lb></lb>
that the said Stephen Staffoe & no or. Person did beget the<lb></lb>
same & that he is the real & true father thereof</p>
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Sworn this <rs type="date" id="WCCDEP35810_date80">11th.<lb></lb>
day of Octr. 1783</rs>
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<p n="256">her<lb></lb>
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Challes</rs>
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