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<rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35812_n380-2">Mary Arter</rs>
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aged 22 Years upon Oath saith she never<lb></lb>
was Married and that she lived a yearly Servant<lb></lb>
with Mr. Sherrif in Stanhope Street in the<lb></lb>
Parish of S<rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35812_geo328">t. Clemt. Danes</rs>
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for the Space of two Years<lb></lb>
at the Yearly Wages of Three Pounds for the<lb></lb>
first Year and after the Rate of Four Pounds for the Second Year<lb></lb>
and that she quitted her sd. Service near 4 months<lb></lb>
ago and has not since rented ten Pounds a year<lb></lb>
nor pd. Parish taxes and this Examinant further<lb></lb>
upon her Voluntary Oath saith she is pregnant<lb></lb>
with Child or Children which is likely to be<lb></lb>
born a bastard or bastards & to become<lb></lb>
Chargeable to the said <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35812_geo329">Parish of St Clement<lb></lb>
Danes</rs>
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she being poor and unable to<lb></lb>
maintain the same when born and that<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35812_n380-1">John Houghton</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35812_occ154">Apprentice</rs>
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to his Mother<lb></lb>
Mrs. Houghton a Sadler at Ludlow in the County of<lb></lb>
Salop did beget the said bastard Child or<lb></lb>
Children on her body the sd. <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35812_n380-5">John Houghton</rs>
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having had carnal knowledge of this<lb></lb>
Examinant several times in the months</p>
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