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aged abt. 22 Years upon Oath saith
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she never was married and that she lived a yearly
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Servant with Mr Jones at Kings wharf Beanfort
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Buildings in the Parish of
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for one year and upwards at the
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yearly wages of £3 quitted her said Service near
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two Years ago and has not since rented ten pounds by
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the year paid parish taxes nor lived a yearly Servant
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for one year and this Examinant further upon he
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Voluntary Oath Saith she is pregnant with Child or
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bastards and to become Chargeable to the said
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she being poor and
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James Dowce
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Examinant in August last and at several other
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times since (during which she Cohabited with
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him as his wife) and that at one of the sd timing
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he got her with Child of the sd. bastard Child or
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