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Westmr.
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Martha Drover
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aged about 37 Years on her Oath Says
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she is the Widow of
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John Drover
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who has been dead about
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Eight Months & by whom she hath five Children now living namely
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Mary
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Aged
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13 Years
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Wm.
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Aged 9 Years
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Elizth
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Aged 8 Years &
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Geo
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Aged 5 Yrs.
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and
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Sarah
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Aged about 3 Years Says that her said late Husband Rented & lived in a
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House known by the Name or Sign of the Fountain in
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Clave Street in the Parish of
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Saint Clement Danes
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in the
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Liberty of Westminster
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for 2 Years or thereabouts
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at the Yearly Rent of £34. hath quitted the same about
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2 Years ago & after quitting the same he never Rented £18.
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P Year or Paid Taxes Says that since her said Husbands
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Death & having a Family of Children had some thoughts
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of taking a House to teach School and to let the same out
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in Lodgings in Order the better to suport herself & Family
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Accordingly this Examinant hearing of one at
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Chelsea
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Applyed to one Mr. Hales the Landlord thereof but this
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Examinant being a Widow & a Family of Children the said
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Mr.as she Acts did not & have to let the same to her
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unless some Person wod Pass his Word for the
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Accordingly this Examinant
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Applyed to an Acquaintance
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one Mr. Vigures who took the said House for her at the Yearly Rent of Twenty Eight Pounds and belives
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his name is rated in the Parish Books belonging to the
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Parish of
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St. Geo. Hanover Square
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not withstanding which
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this Examinant letts the sd House out in Lodgings and
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receives Rent for the same and does now as she always did
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