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