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The Examination of
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taken on oath before me one of
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his Majesties Justices of ye peace for ye county
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of Middx residing in or Near the Parish of St.
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Botolph without Aldgate in the County of
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Middx this
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This Examinant on her oath says that about
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six Months ago & one
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who then kept a house in
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in ye sd. County did
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prevail with this Examinant to suffer him to lye
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with her at his sd. house where this Examinant
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had
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Carnal knowledge of this Examinants body
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& so had several times whereby she Conceived with
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Child or Children of which she now goeth &
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is Pregnant And this Exaicon. saith that
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the sd Child or Children of which she now
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goeth with & is pregnant as aforesaid
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is or are likely to be born a Bastard or
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