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<p n="293">St. Bridgett als Brides London Appellts.<lb></lb>
St. Andrews Holborne above barrs Respondts.</p>
<p n="294"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Xtmas Sessions 1716<lb></lb>
Com Middx</note>
<lb></lb>
Case</p>
<p n="295">Concerning the Settlemt. of Elizabeth Parents and her three Children vizt. Edward<lb></lb>
Elizabeth, and Margt. past from the Respondts. to the Appellants.</p>
<p n="296">Itt appears on the oath of Severall Wittnesses and plumberly on the oath of the sd. Francis Parents<lb></lb>
and Elizabeth his wife that about 23 Yeares agoe they were marryed in the Chappell of the<lb></lb>
Fleet prison and from that time lived together about 5 Yeares in Which time they had<lb></lb>
four children two whereof are dead and the other two provided for by Francis Parents</p>
<p n="297">That about 5 Yeares after such marryage the sd. Francis Parents went away from<lb></lb>
his sd. wife and marryed to another Woman and never returned to his first wife Elizabeth<lb></lb>
againe nor did they ever see each other till this<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
twelfth day of January 1716 as<lb></lb>
appeareth on their<obscured></obscured>
oaths. and the sd. Elizabeth Parents being informed her said<lb></lb>
husband was dead, in about Six Yeares after he had left her marryed with one <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50159_n296-1">Richd Donne</rs>
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who lived with the sd. Eliza as his wife in the parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50159_geo87"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50159_geo88">St Mary Ever's</rs>
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in the County of Surey</rs>
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<lb></lb>
for about 12 Yeares being till the time of his death which was about 9 Months June<lb></lb>
us which time the had<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
8 Children by Donne who were all born baptized and Registred<lb></lb>
in the sd. parish as the Children of Doune and went by hi Name</p>
<p n="298">That five of the sd. eight Children are dead and the Sueoring three Children<lb></lb>
are those past on the Appell unto as the place of the last Settlement of Fran. Parents</p>
<p n="299">This Cort is of Opinion and adjudge that the sd. Elizabeth Parents the Mother<lb></lb>
and her sd. three Children vizt. Eawd. Eliza: & Margt. (which were begotten by Donne)<lb></lb>
are legally settled in the parish of St. Bridgetts London, the Settlemt. of Francis<lb></lb>
Parents the first husband being in the Parish.</p>
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