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<rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35812_n754-1">Eliz Smith</rs>
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aged abt. 22 Years upon Oath saith<lb></lb>
she never was married and that she lived a yearly<lb></lb>
Servant with Mr Jones at Kings wharf Beanfort <lb></lb>
Buildings in the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35812_geo693">St. Clement Danes</rs>
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in the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35812_geo694">County of Middlesex</rs>
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for one year and upwards at the<lb></lb>
yearly wages of £3 quitted her said Service near<lb></lb>
two Years ago and has not since rented ten pounds by<lb></lb>
the year paid parish taxes nor lived a yearly Servant<lb></lb>
for one year and this Examinant further upon he<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Voluntary Oath Saith she is pregnant with Child or<lb></lb>
Children which is likely to be born a bastard or<lb></lb>
bastards and to become Chargeable to the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35812_geo695">Parish of St Clement Danes</rs>
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she being poor and<lb></lb>
unable to maintain the same when born and that<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35812_n754-2">James Dowce</rs>
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a <rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35812_occ307">Bricklayers</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35812_occ308">Labourer</rs>
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did beget<lb></lb>
the said Child or Children on her body the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35812_n754-3">James Dowce</rs>
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having had carnal knowledge of the<lb></lb>
Examinant in August last and at several other<lb></lb>
times since (during which she Cohabited with<lb></lb>
him as his wife) and that at one of the sd timing<lb></lb>
he got her with Child of the sd. bastard Child or</p>
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