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<p n="501"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Middx</note>
to wit <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35810_n501-10">Margt. Bell</rs>
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<interp inst="WCCDEP35810_n501-10" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
aged about 17 Years on her Oath Says<lb></lb>
she never was married Rented House paid Taxes or ever lived<lb></lb>
a hired Yearly Servant for one Year Says that about Two Years<lb></lb>
ago on Calling in <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35810_geo665">Stanhope Street</rs>
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<interp inst="WCCDEP35810_geo665" type="type" value="street"></interp>
<rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35810_geo666">Clare Markett</rs>
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at her Uncles<lb></lb>
House to Enquire after this & her Aunts Health was informed by<lb></lb>
her Uncle that her Aunt was very ill and on Asking her Uncle<lb></lb>
whether she cod. be of any service during her illness (her Aunt<lb></lb>
keeping no Servant) her Uncle sayd she Cod. and that if she<lb></lb>
wod. Assist him during her illness that he wod. pay her what<lb></lb>
she deserved but made no other bargain; accordingly she sayd<lb></lb>
with her Uncle for the space of 15 Months or thereabouts but<lb></lb>
never was hired or made any other Agreement than as aforesd.<lb></lb>
Says her Uncle twice gave her 4s or 5s and now and then a<lb></lb>
Shilling and bought her Cloaths at Two different times besides<lb></lb>
Diet & Lodging but this Examinant thos. her self at Liberty to<lb></lb>
part from her Uncle without any Warning or to go when ever<lb></lb>
she thos. proper and believes her sd. Uncle took her more out<lb></lb>
of Humanity than otwise (she being out of place) That on<lb></lb>
leaving her Uncle she hired herself as a <rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35810_occ200">Servant</rs>
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to one Mr.<lb></lb>
Wakelin in <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35810_geo667">St. John Street</rs>
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<interp inst="WCCDEP35810_geo667" type="type" value="street"></interp>
<rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35810_geo668">Clerkenwell</rs>
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and lived with him for the<lb></lb>
Space of Four Months or thereabouts, that on Calling a 2 time<lb></lb>
on her Uncle he proposed to hire her as a Servant at the Yearly<lb></lb>
Wages of £4..10s..0d to which this Examinant Ageed to and she<lb></lb>
continued to live with him for the space of Eight Months or<lb></lb>
thereabouts and on quitting her said Service she never gained any<lb></lb>
other Settlemt. than as aforesaid</p>
<p n="502"> <hi rend="brace"> <lb></lb>
Sworn this <rs type="date" id="WCCDEP35810_date164">11th. day<lb></lb>
of June 1784</rs>
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before<hi rend="braceResult"> R Butler</hi>
</hi>
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<p n="503">her<lb></lb>
Margt.<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Bell<lb></lb>
Mark</p>
<p n="504">At the <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35810_geo669">Lyon & Lamb</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35810_geo670">Charles<lb></lb>
Street</rs>
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<interp inst="WCCDEP35810_geo670" type="type" value="street"></interp>
<rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35810_geo671">Horsely Down</rs>
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