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<p n="847"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Middx<lb></lb>
&<lb></lb>
Westmr.</note>
<rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35822_n847-56">Martha Drover</rs>
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aged about 37 Years on her Oath Says<lb></lb>
she is the Widow of <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35822_n847-1">John Drover</rs>
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<interp inst="WCCDEP35822_n847-1" type="surname" value="Drover"></interp>
<interp inst="WCCDEP35822_n847-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
who has been dead about<lb></lb>
Eight Months & by whom she hath five Children now living namely <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35822_n847-2">Mary</rs>
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<interp inst="WCCDEP35822_n847-2" type="surname" value="Drover"></interp>
<interp inst="WCCDEP35822_n847-2" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
Aged<lb></lb>
13 Years <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35822_n847-3">Wm.</rs>
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<interp inst="WCCDEP35822_n847-3" type="surname" value="Drover"></interp>
<interp inst="WCCDEP35822_n847-3" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
Aged 9 Years <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35822_n847-4">Elizth</rs>
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<interp inst="WCCDEP35822_n847-4" type="surname" value="Drover"></interp>
<interp inst="WCCDEP35822_n847-4" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
Aged 8 Years & <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35822_n847-85">Geo</rs>
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<interp inst="WCCDEP35822_n847-85" type="surname" value="Drover"></interp>
<interp inst="WCCDEP35822_n847-85" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
Aged 5 Yrs.<lb></lb>
and <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35822_n847-5">Sarah</rs>
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<interp inst="WCCDEP35822_n847-5" type="surname" value="Drover"></interp>
<interp inst="WCCDEP35822_n847-5" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
Aged about 3 Years Says that her said late Husband Rented & lived in a<lb></lb>
House known by the Name or Sign of the Fountain in<lb></lb>
Clave Street in the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35822_geo813">Saint Clement Danes</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in the <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35822_geo814">Liberty of Westminster</rs>
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for 2 Years or thereabouts<lb></lb>
at the Yearly Rent of £34. hath quitted the same about<lb></lb>
2 Years ago & after quitting the same he never Rented £18.<lb></lb>
P Year or Paid Taxes Says that since her said Husbands<lb></lb>
Death & having a Family of Children had some thoughts<lb></lb>
of taking a House to teach School and to let the same out<lb></lb>
in Lodgings in Order the better to suport herself & Family<lb></lb>
Accordingly this Examinant hearing of one at <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35822_geo815">Chelsea</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<del>Applyed to one Mr. Hales the Landlord thereof but this<lb></lb>
Examinant being a Widow & a Family of Children the said<lb></lb>
Mr.as she Acts did not & have to let the same to her<lb></lb>
unless some Person wod Pass his Word for the <gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
Accordingly this Examinant</del>
Applyed to an Acquaintance<lb></lb>
one Mr. Vigures who took the said House for her at the Yearly Rent of Twenty Eight Pounds and belives<lb></lb>
his name is rated in the Parish Books belonging to the<lb></lb>
Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35822_geo816">St. Geo. Hanover Square</rs>
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not withstanding which<lb></lb>
this Examinant letts the sd House out in Lodgings and<lb></lb>
receives Rent for the same and does now as she always did</p>
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