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Middx
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to wit
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aged about 17 Years on her Oath Says
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she never was married Rented House paid Taxes or ever lived
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a hired Yearly Servant for one Year Says that about Two Years
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ago on Calling in
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Stanhope Street
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Clare Markett
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at her Uncles
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House to Enquire after this & her Aunts Health was informed by
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her Uncle that her Aunt was very ill and on Asking her Uncle
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whether she cod. be of any service during her illness (her Aunt
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keeping no Servant) her Uncle sayd she Cod. and that if she
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wod. Assist him during her illness that he wod. pay her what
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she deserved but made no other bargain; accordingly she sayd
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with her Uncle for the space of 15 Months or thereabouts but
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never was hired or made any other Agreement than as aforesd.
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Says her Uncle twice gave her 4s or 5s and now and then a
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Shilling and bought her Cloaths at Two different times besides
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Diet & Lodging but this Examinant thos. her self at Liberty to
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part from her Uncle without any Warning or to go when ever
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she thos. proper and believes her sd. Uncle took her more out
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of Humanity than otwise (she being out of place) That on
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leaving her Uncle she hired herself as a
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to one Mr.
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Wakelin in
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St. John Street
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Clerkenwell
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and lived with him for the
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Space of Four Months or thereabouts, that on Calling a 2 time
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on her Uncle he proposed to hire her as a Servant at the Yearly
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Wages of £4..10s..0d to which this Examinant Ageed to and she
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continued to live with him for the space of Eight Months or
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thereabouts and on quitting her said Service she never gained any
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other Settlemt. than as aforesaid
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Sworn this
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11th. day
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of June 1784
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before
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R Butler
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her
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Margt.
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Bell
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Mark
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At the
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Lyon & Lamb
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Charles
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