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THE Examination of
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) touching the Settlement of Mary & Thomas
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Bennett & Children
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Rogue and
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Vagabond apprehended by Gabriel
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Pilkington Constable of the Parish of St Margt
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and brought before me one
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of
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Justices of the Peace
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for the City
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of
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aforesaid. And taken before Me
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this first Day of August in the Year of our
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Lord 17 45
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This Examinant on his Oath says, That he hath been well
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Inform'd that
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Deceased Lived as a Yearly
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Servant while a
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with
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Edward Weeks
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one Year and upwards at
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Byton
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and
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Received yearly Wages for Such Service and this Deponent
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verily beleives that what he has before said is true he having
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for some years past brought to Town from the Parish Officers
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of
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aforesaid a Monthly Allowance as a Support
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for the Wife of the said
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Edward Bennett
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and his two
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. This Deponent further saith that the sai Edwd
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Bennett hath not to the best of his knowledge obtained any
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Settlement Subsequent to the above Service He also saith
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that he hath been Inform'd by
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Thomas Tulder
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a
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in Winchester that he gave one
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Mary Beal
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Deced in
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Marriage to the said
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Edward Bennett
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in
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St Johns Church
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in Winchester about 12 Years ago by whom these are
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two Children now living in the
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Parish of St Margaret
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the Lawfull .
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of the said
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by his said Wife Mary (Viz)
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Mary
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aged upwards of
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Eleven years & Thomas aged upwards of Seven years
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Sworn before me
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the 5th. day of Augst. 1745
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Ricd. Hanley
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