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Middx
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to wit
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Elizth. Oldridge
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Aged about Twenty Years on her
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Oath Says she never was married Rented House or paid Taxes
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Says she lived a hired Yearly
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with Mr. Jones a Clark
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in the Bank who lodged at Mr. Adams the Corner of
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in the parish of
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in the City of
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London
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for Two Years the first Year at the Yearly Wages of Three pounds
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& the last Year at the Yearly Wages of four Pounds hath quitted
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her said Service upwards of Two Years since which time she
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never lived a hired Yearly Servant for One Year and further on
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her Oath Says that on the
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she was
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delived of a Male Bastard Child in the House of Mr. Tasker
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in
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little Stanhope Street
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in the Parish of
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Saint Clement Danes
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in the Liberty of
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Westmr
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. which is intended to be Baptized
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George
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and is likely to become Chargeable to the sd. Parish of
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Saint
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Clement Danes
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Henry Bennett
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a
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Journeyman Bricklayer
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who lately lived with his Father at
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Wellington
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in the County of
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Somerset
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is the Father thereof he
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having had Carnal knowledge of her Body at her Lodgings at
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Mr. Burnetts the Fountain in
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Wych Street
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sometime in the Month of Septr. last but the
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particular day she does not now remember and at sevl. different
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times afterwards at one of which times he get her with Child of
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the Male Bastard Child of which she was so delivered as aforesd.
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And that the said
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Henry Bennett
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& no other person did beget the
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same and that he is the real & true Father thereof
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Sworn this
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10th. day
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of Augt. 1784
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before
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Wm Kitchiner
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Elizabeth Oldridge
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