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<rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35810_n489-1">Martha Palmer</rs>
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Aged 23 Years on her Oath says she<lb></lb>
never was Married Rented House<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Paid Taxes or ever lived<lb></lb>
a hired yearly for one Year says her Father <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35810_n489-110">Jno Palmer</rs>
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rented<lb></lb>
& lived in a House <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35810_geo645">Brighthelmstone</rs>
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at the Yearly Rent of<lb></lb>
£10 & Paid Parish Taxes due for the same hath Quitted the said<lb></lb>
House about 12 Months ago since which time she never gained<lb></lb>
any or Settlement than as aforesaid And further on her<lb></lb>
Voluntary Oath says that on the <rs type="date" id="WCCDEP35810_date159">30th day of April</rs>
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last past<lb></lb>
she was delivered of a Male Bastard Child in the House of<lb></lb>
Mr Mc Grigger No 2 <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35810_geo646">Plough Court</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35810_geo647">Cary Street</rs>
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which is Intended<lb></lb>
to be Baptized by the name of John, and is now Chargeable to the<lb></lb>
said Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35810_geo648">St Clement Danes</rs>
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& likely to Continue so And<lb></lb>
further says that one <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35810_n489-2">Christopher Cheesewright</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35810_occ195">Servant</rs>
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who<lb></lb>
lately lived with Captn Thornton & who now lives with a<lb></lb>
Gentn. who now Uses the <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35810_geo649">St. James's Hotell</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35810_geo650">Hay Markett</rs>
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<lb></lb>
is the Father thereof he having had Carnal knowledge of her Body<lb></lb>
at her Fathers House at <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35810_geo651">Brithelmstone</rs>
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aforesaid in the begining<lb></lb>
of September last but the Particular day she does not remember<lb></lb>
& at several different times afterwards at one of which times<lb></lb>
he got her with Child of the Male Bastard Child of which she<lb></lb>
was so delivered as aforesaid & that the said <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35810_n489-100">Christopher<lb></lb>
Cheesewright</rs>
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& no or Person did beget the same & that he<lb></lb>
is the real & true Father thereof</p>
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Sworn this <rs type="date" id="WCCDEP35810_date160">24th day of<lb></lb>
May 1784</rs>
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Before<hi rend="braceResult"> R Butler</hi>
</hi>
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<p n="491"> <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35810_n491-1">Martha Palmer</rs>
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