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upon her Voluntary Oath saith she was<lb></lb>
never married & that she was delivered of a<lb></lb>
Female Bastard Child in <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35803_geo404"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35803_geo405"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35803_geo406">Bear Yard</rs>
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in the Parish <lb></lb>
of St. Clement Danes</rs>
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in the County of Middlesex</rs>
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on the <rs type="date" id="WCCDEP35803_date126">15th, Day of March last</rs>
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as yett unbaptized<lb></lb>
now living &<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
become Chargeable to the <lb></lb>
sd. Parish of St. Clement Danes she being Poor<lb></lb>
& unable to maintain the same Says that<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35803_n296-3">Jno. Delafont</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35803_geo407"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35803_geo408">Inner Temple</rs>
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London</rs>
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. did begett the Sd. female Bastard Child on<lb></lb>
her Body the sd. <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35803_n296-4">Jno. Delafont</rs>
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having Carnall<lb></lb>
knowledge of her Body on the 16th: Day of June<lb></lb>
last & 23d:<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
of August<lb></lb>
following at one of which times he gott her<lb></lb>
with Child of the sd. female Bastard Child of<lb></lb>
which she was delivered as aforesd. & that<lb></lb>
no other person has either before nor since that time had <obscured></obscured>
have<lb></lb>
of her <obscured></obscured>
ods & that he the sd. <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35803_n296-2">John Delafont</rs>
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& no other person is<lb></lb>
the true & reall Father thereof</p>
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Sworn <rs type="date" id="WCCDEP35803_date127">2d. April<lb></lb>
1746</rs>
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