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aged 22 Years upon Oath saith she never
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was Married and that she lived a yearly Servant
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with Mr. Sherrif in Stanhope Street in the
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for the Space of two Years
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at the Yearly Wages of Three Pounds for the
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first Year and after the Rate of Four Pounds for the Second Year
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and that she quitted her sd. Service near 4 months
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ago and has not since rented ten Pounds a year
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nor pd. Parish taxes and this Examinant further
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upon her Voluntary Oath saith she is pregnant
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with Child or Children which is likely to be
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born a bastard or bastards & to become
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Chargeable to the said
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she being poor and unable to
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maintain the same when born and that
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to his Mother
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Mrs. Houghton a Sadler at Ludlow in the County of
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Salop did beget the said bastard Child or
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having had carnal knowledge of this
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