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<p n="4"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Middx ss</note>
The Examination of <rs type="persName" id="GLBAEP10307_n4-1">Eleanor Bowen</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Taken on oath before us two of his Majesties Justices of the<lb></lb>
Peace for the sd. County of <rs type="placeName" id="GLBAEP10307_geo4">Middx</rs>
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(she who not is of the quorum) residing in or Next to the<lb></lb>
limits of the <rs type="placeName" id="GLBAEP10307_geo5">parish Church of St. Botolph without Aldgate</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
the sd. County this <rs type="date" id="GLBAEP10307_date4">30th day of August 1750</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="5">This Examinant upon her Oath Saith that about the<lb></lb>
Month of April one thousand Seven hundred and forty Nine<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="GLBAEP10307_n5-5">Nathaniel Wheelwright</rs>
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. who then lodged at the house<lb></lb>
of Mrs <rs type="persName" id="GLBAEP10307_n5-1">Mary Masters</rs>
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in the City of <rs type="placeName" id="GLBAEP10307_geo6">Bath</rs>
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where this<lb></lb>
Examinant was then a Servant did prevail with this Examinant<lb></lb>
to Suffer him to lye with her at the sd. Mrs Masters's House<lb></lb>
and had Carnal knowledge of this Examinants Body Several<lb></lb>
times Whereby she Conceived With Child of a Male Bastard<lb></lb>
Child of which she was delivered at the house of Mr <rs type="persName" id="GLBAEP10307_n5-2">Gabriel<lb></lb>
Beck</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="GLBAEP10307_geo7"> <rs type="placeName" id="GLBAEP10307_geo8">Angell Alley</rs>
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in ye sd. parish of St. Botolph without<lb></lb>
Aldgate</rs>
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on the <rs type="date" id="GLBAEP10307_date5">Sixth day of February last</rs>
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Which said that<lb></lb>
Bastard Child hath been Baptised by the Name of <rs type="persName" id="GLBAEP10307_n5-3">Daniel<lb></lb>
Wheelwright</rs>
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and hath been<del>baptised</del>
now is and Still is<lb></lb>
likely to be Chargeable to the sd Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="GLBAEP10307_geo9">St. Botolph Without<lb></lb>
Aldgate</rs>
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this Examinant being poor and Not able to provide<lb></lb>
the Same And this Examinant farther Saith that the sd. <rs type="persName" id="GLBAEP10307_n5-4">Nathaniel<lb></lb>
Wheelwright</rs>
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is the true and only father of ye sd. Male Bastard<lb></lb>
Child And that this Examination is Voluntary and that she<lb></lb>
hath not been forced or Compelled to be examined by any person or<lb></lb>
persons whomsoever.</p>
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Sworn this <rs type="date" id="GLBAEP10307_date6">30- day of August<lb></lb>
1750</rs>
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before us<hi rend="braceResult"> <rs type="persName" id="GLBAEP10307_n6-1">Saml Gower</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="GLBAEP10307_n6-2">Richd: Ricards</rs>
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<p n="7">The Mark<figure rend="mark"></figure>
of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="GLBAEP10307_n7-1">Eleanor Bowen</rs>
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