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<p n="233"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Middlesex ss.</note>
<rs type="persName" id="GLBAEP10309_n233-1">Henry Thornton</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="GLBAEP10309_n233-2">Catherine Thornton</rs>
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his<lb></lb>
Daughter Severally make oath and first the said <rs type="persName" id="GLBAEP10309_n223-99">Henry<lb></lb>
Thornton</rs>
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for himself Saith That several years ago he rented two<lb></lb>
houses in the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="GLBAEP10309_geo376"> <rs type="placeName" id="GLBAEP10309_geo377">Allhallows Barking</rs>
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in the City of London</rs>
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<lb></lb>
at the Yearly Rent of Ten Pounds & upwards & was Charged to and<lb></lb>
Paid Parochial Taxes for the same & resided & lived in the said houses for<lb></lb>
about Eleven years That during Part of the time he so rented the sd.<lb></lb>
houses he also rented a house at the yearly Rent of Eight Pounds in the<lb></lb>
Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="GLBAEP10309_geo378"> <rs type="placeName" id="GLBAEP10309_geo379">St. Botolph without Aldgate</rs>
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in the County of Middx</rs>
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& was<lb></lb>
Charged to & paid the kings Tax for the lastmencones house That during<lb></lb>
such time as he rented the said three houses together He and his family<lb></lb>
lodged & resided in the said Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="GLBAEP10309_geo380">Allhallows Barking</rs>
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Where his<lb></lb>
said Daughter Catherine lived with him as Part of his Family for a<lb></lb>
Considerable time That during such his Residence there his said<lb></lb>
Daughter Separated herself from him and his Family And (as he has<lb></lb>
been informed by her and believes to be true) She was <rs type="occupation" id="GLBAEP10309_occ174">hired as a yearly<lb></lb>
Servant</rs>
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at different times to divers Persons but never Continued for<lb></lb>
a year in any one service That this Depont. growing Poor he was obliged<lb></lb>
to quit Possession of his houses in <rs type="placeName" id="GLBAEP10309_geo381">Allhallows Barking</rs>
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& went from<lb></lb>
thence & resided in his said house in <rs type="placeName" id="GLBAEP10309_geo382">Aldgate Parish</rs>
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his said Daughter<lb></lb>
at that time being no Part of his Family That during such his<lb></lb>
Residence in <rs type="placeName" id="GLBAEP10309_geo383">Aldgate Parish</rs>
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he was Charged to and Paid the kings Tax<lb></lb>
there Subsequentto Quitting his houses in <rs type="placeName" id="GLBAEP10309_geo384">Allhallows Barking</rs>
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<lb></lb>
That this Deponts. said Daughter did at times when out of service reside<lb></lb>
with this Depont. in <rs type="placeName" id="GLBAEP10309_geo385">Aldgate Parish</rs>
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as a Visitor & untill she Could get some<lb></lb>
new service but he did not esteem her as Part of his Family there by reason<lb></lb>
of her Coming to & leaving him was so uncertain And to the best of this<lb></lb>
Deponts. rememebrance & belief she never Continued with him at such times<lb></lb>
of her Coming to see him in <rs type="placeName" id="GLBAEP10309_geo386">Aldgate Parish</rs>
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for Forty days at anyone<lb></lb>
Period of time And the Said <rs type="persName" id="GLBAEP10309_n233-3">Catherine Thornton</rs>
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for herself Saith that she<lb></lb>
was <rs type="occupation" id="GLBAEP10309_occ175">never Married</rs>
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And that although She has at divers times <rs type="occupation" id="GLBAEP10309_occ176">lived as a<lb></lb>
hired Yearly Servant</rs>
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yet she never Continued in any one of such Services<lb></lb>
for a year & to her knowledge or belief never did any act to gain a Settlemt.<lb></lb>
in her own right That She hath a Child named <rs type="persName" id="GLBAEP10309_n233-4">Elizabeth Martin</rs>
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about<lb></lb>
Nine Weeks old which is illegitimate & was born in the said Parish of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="GLBAEP10309_geo387">Aldgate</rs>
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And that one <rs type="persName" id="GLBAEP10309_n233-5">George Arnold</rs>
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of the said Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="GLBAEP10309_geo388">Allhallows<lb></lb>
Barking</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="GLBAEP10309_occ177">Gentn</rs>
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. did get her with Child of the Said Bastard Child.</p>
<p n="234">Sworn this <rs type="date" id="GLBAEP10309_date81">29th. Day<lb></lb>
of october 1767</rs>
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before Chris: Scott R Pell</p>
<p n="235"> <rs type="persName" id="GLBAEP10309_n235-1">Henry Thornton</rs>
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<lb></lb>
The Mark of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="GLBAEP10309_n235-2">Catherine<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Thornton</rs>
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