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to wit
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Aged about Twenty one Years
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on her Oath Says she is the Widow of
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who has been dead about Two Years and with
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whom she Intermarried at the Parish Church of
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in the County of Salop about four Years ago Says her said
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late Husband served Seven Years Apprenticeship with
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in the Parish of
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in the said County of Salop as her said
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Husband has often Informed her and which Information
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she verily believes to be true and Says that since her late
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Husbands Death she never Rented House paid Taxes or
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lived a hired Yearly Servant for one Year And Further
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Upon her Voluntary Oath Says she is pregnant with
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Child or Children which is or are likely to be born a
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Bastard or Bastards and to become Chargable to the
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St. Clement Danes
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where she now lodges
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she being poor and unable to maintain the same when
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born Says that one
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William Cave
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a Brazier in
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Watling
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London had Carnal Knowledge of her Body on or
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about the Twenty Seventh day of
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April
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June last past and at
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several Different times afterwards at one of which times
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he got her with Child of the
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which she is now pregnant as of sd. and that the said
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Wm. Cave
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&no Other person did beget the same and
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that he is the real & true Father thereof
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Sworn this
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30th. day
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Resworn this
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4th. day
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of January 1772
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her
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