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<p n="205"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Westmr.</note>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35821_n205-1">Martha Middleton</rs>
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aged about 18 years upon<lb></lb>
Oath says she never was Married and that she lived a<lb></lb>
hired Yearly <rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35821_occ47">Servant</rs>
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with Mr. Lewis at the Bull in<lb></lb>
Milford Lane in the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35821_geo125">St. Clement Danes</rs>
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in the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35821_geo126">County of Middlesex</rs>
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for one Year and upwards at the<lb></lb>
Yearly Wages of Forty Shillings; quitted said Services abt.<lb></lb>
Three Years ago & hath not since Rented House paid<lb></lb>
Taxes or lived a hired Yearly Servant for One Year<lb></lb>
And further upon her Voluntary Oath says<lb></lb>
she is pregnant with Child or Children which is or are<lb></lb>
likely to be born a bastard or bastards and to become<lb></lb>
chargeable to the said Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35821_geo127">St. Clement Danes</rs>
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, she<lb></lb>
being poor and unable to maintain the same when born<lb></lb>
Says that <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35821_n205-3">William James</rs>
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(who is now abroad in the<lb></lb>
Service of the East India Company) had carnal<lb></lb>
knowledge of her Body in the Month of December 1765, <lb></lb>
and at several times Afterwards at one of which times<lb></lb>
he got her with Child of the Child or Children with which<lb></lb>
she is now pregnant and that the said <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35821_n205-4">Wm: James</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
no other Person did beget the same.</p>
<p n="206">Sworn the <rs type="date" id="WCCDEP35821_date32">26th. day<lb></lb>
of August 1766</rs>
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, before} <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35821_n206-1">Fran. Cary</rs>
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<p n="207">The Mark of<lb></lb>
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<rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35821_n207-1">Martha Middleton</rs>
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