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The Informacon of
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als Greene
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als Tubbing
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of
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John Tubbing
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Feckenham
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in the
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County of Norfolke
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taken the
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seaventeenth day of of October Anno Dni 1717
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.
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Who upon her Oath sayth that she this informant was married to the said
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John Tubbing
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upwards of Eight years last past That
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Boswell is her Maiden name and that she has severall times gone by the Name of green that about December last past she this
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Informant on Oath made before M: Cragg Esqr one of his Majesties Justices of the peace for the Citty and Liberty of Westmr
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Charged one Pentlow whose name as informed is
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William Pentlow
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Gentleman
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to be the reputed Father of a
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Child of which
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she this Informant was then pregnant And this Informant further sayth that she was much afflicted for takeing the said Oath
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in Charging the sd: William Pentlow of being the Father of the said Child itt being false for that one
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Willoughby Strickland
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was the reale and true Father of the Sd. Child tho' Charged as aforesaid tho' first persuaded thereto by Eliot Milkwoman
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the wife of
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James Eliot
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Bridges Street
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in or near Covent Garden
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saying Strickland was a poor Fellow and that the said
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Pentlow was better also to keep the said Child then hee Also Informant further sayth that the
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last day of February last
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past she fell in Labour in the
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London
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and that the Officers thereof sent her this Informant to one
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Roode the Parish house of Cripplegate and also gave the Parochiall Officers of Cripplegate parish Security to indempnifie itt
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from all Charges that should ensue on Account of her lying In there as she is credibly informed and veryly belevies And further
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sayth that on the
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first day of March last past
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she this Informant was deliverd of a Female Child in the said
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parish of Cripplegate
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and afterwards named and baptized
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Frances
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in the
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parish Church
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of the said Parish of St. Swithen
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afterwards she
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was on or about the two and twentieth of the said Month of March she this Informant was by the parochiall
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Officers of the said parish of St Swithen
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low conveyed
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conveyned before then Lord Mayor of London and there
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Examined as to her Setlement who then on her Oath said that her husband
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John Tubbing
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was then living in or about
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London
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as informed
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and beleived and that he was a
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Taylor
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by Trade and that his last legall Settlement was att
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Feckenham
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in the said County of
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Norfolk
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all which
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Mary Deadman
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parish
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Nurse
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of the
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in the County of Middex
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and
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Gerrard
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Smith
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then one of the
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Overseers of the poor
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parish of St: Martins
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very well knew and both much importuned this Informant
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to swear that to or delivered in the Sd parish of St. Martins beitt in any Corner or hole thereof itt was noe matter And then the said
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Nurse Deadmen named Camstersolly which
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place she never heard of before and then she the Sd: Nurse Deadman and the said
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>
</
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rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"LMSMPS50165_n27-10"
>
Gerrard Smith
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>
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interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50165_n27-10"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"Gerrard"
>
</
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interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50165_n27-10"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Smith"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50165_n27-10"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
Would on her to goe before Mr Cragg and
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"LMSMPS50165_n27-11"
>
Richd. Bealeing
</
rs
>
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interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50165_n27-11"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"Richd"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50165_n27-11"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Bealeing"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50165_n27-11"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
<
rs
type
=
"occupation"
id
=
"LMSMPS50165_occ24"
>
Esqrs
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50165_occ24"
type
=
"occupation"
value
=
"Esqrs"
>
</
interp
>
two of his Majesties
<
rs
type
=
"occupation"
id
=
"LMSMPS50165_occ25"
>
Justices of the peace
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50165_occ25"
type
=
"occupation"
value
=
"Justices of the peace"
>
</
interp
>
for the
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
said Citty and liberty of ye twinster the
<
rs
type
=
"date"
id
=
"LMSMPS50165_date14"
>
Ninth day of April last
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50165_date14"
type
=
"date"
value
=
"17170409"
>
</
interp
>
and before them on Oath to Change the sd Pentlow Wh: the Sd. Child and
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
that her delivery of itt was in
<
rs
type
=
"placeName"
id
=
"LMSMPS50165_geo37"
>
<
rs
type
=
"placeName"
id
=
"LMSMPS50165_geo38"
>
Canisters Ally
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50165_geo38"
type
=
"placeName"
value
=
"Canisters Ally"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50165_geo38"
type
=
"type"
value
=
"street"
>
</
interp
>
in St: Martins Lane
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50165_geo37"
type
=
"placeName"
value
=
"Canisters Ally in St: Martins Lane"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50165_geo37"
type
=
"type"
value
=
"street"
>
</
interp
>
upon his the Sd: Smiths Assurance he would give boud penality two
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
hundred pounds to indempnifie the Sd: Nurse and this Informant from all Charges and trouble that should ensue hereafter on Ant
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
of the Sd: Oath made as manner as aforesaid. which was false;
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"28"
>
Jurat die & Anne supd vre demo
<
rs
type
=
"date"
id
=
"LMSMPS50165_date15"
>
Septimo die
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
8bre 1717
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50165_date15"
type
=
"date"
value
=
"17171007"
>
</
interp
>
Coram
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Witches
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"29"
>
her
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"LMSMPS50165_n29-1"
>
Katherine
<
figure
rend
=
"mark"
>
</
figure
>
Tubbing
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50165_n29-1"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"Katherine"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50165_n29-1"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Tubbing"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50165_n29-1"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"female"
>
</
interp
>
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Marke
</
p
>
</
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>
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