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taken on
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peace for the county of Middx (whereof one is of the
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the parish Church of St. Botolph without Aldgate
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did prevail with this Examinant to
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of this Examinants body Several times whereby She
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conceived with Child of a Male Bastard Child of
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which Said Male Bastard child hath been baptised
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likely to be Chargeable to the said parish of Saint
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