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<p n="395"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Middx<lb></lb>
&<lb></lb>
Westmr.}</note>
to wit <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35807_n395-1">Mary Collis</rs>
<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_n395-1" type="given" value="MARY"></interp>
<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_n395-1" type="surname" value="COLLIS"></interp>
<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_n395-1" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
Aged about Twenty five Years<lb></lb>
on her Oath Says she never was married Rented house<lb></lb>
or paid Taxes she lived a hired Yearly <rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35807_occ217">Servant</rs>
<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_occ217" type="occupation" value="Servant"></interp>
with her<lb></lb>
Brother <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35807_n395-41">John Collis</rs>
<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_n395-41" type="given" value="John"></interp>
<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_n395-41" type="surname" value="Collis"></interp>
<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_n395-41" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
a <rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35807_occ218">Waiter</rs>
<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_occ218" type="occupation" value="Waiter"></interp>
in <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35807_geo555"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35807_geo556"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35807_geo557"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35807_geo558">Cumberland Court</rs>
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<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_geo558" type="type" value="street"></interp>
<lb></lb>
Drury Lane </rs>
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<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_geo557" type="type" value="street"></interp>
in the Parish of Saint Clement Danes</rs>
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<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_geo556" type="type" value="parish"></interp>
in<lb></lb>
the Liberty of Westminster</rs>
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for Two Years or thereabouts<lb></lb>
at the Yearly Wages of five Pounds hath quitted her said<lb></lb>
Service upwards of one Year & an half ago and hath not<lb></lb>
since she quitted the same ever Rented House paid Taxes<lb></lb>
or lived a hired Yearly Servant for one Year And further<lb></lb>
upon her Voluntary Oath Says that on the <rs type="date" id="WCCDEP35807_date124">fourth day of<lb></lb>
Febry 1770 </rs>
<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_date124" type="date" value="17700204"></interp>
she was delivered of a Female Bastard Child in<lb></lb>
her said Brothers House in <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35807_geo559">Cumberland Court</rs>
<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_geo559" type="placeName" value="Cumberland Court"></interp>
<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_geo559" type="type" value="street"></interp>
aforesaid who<lb></lb>
has since been Baptized by the Name of <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35807_n395-11">Frances</rs>
<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_n395-11" type="given" value="FRANCES"></interp>
<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_n395-11" type="surname" value="COLLIS"></interp>
<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_n395-11" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
she being<lb></lb>
Poor and unable to maintain the same Says that one Mr.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35807_n395-2">Thomas Holman</rs>
<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_n395-2" type="given" value="THOMAS"></interp>
<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_n395-2" type="surname" value="HOLMAN"></interp>
<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_n395-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
a <rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35807_occ219">Custom house Officer & who belongs to the <lb></lb>
Searchers Office</rs>
<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_occ219" type="occupation" value="Custom house Officer & who belongs to the Searchers Office"></interp>
is the Father thereof he having had Carnal<lb></lb>
Knowledge of her Body at her Lodgings at one Mr. Vaughams in<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35807_geo560">Wych Street</rs>
<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_geo560" type="placeName" value="Wych Street"></interp>
<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_geo560" type="type" value="street"></interp>
some time in the Month of Feby 1769 and at<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
times afterwards at one of which times he got her with Child of<lb></lb>
the Female Bastard Child of which she was so delivered a<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
aforesaid and that the said <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35807_n395-3">Thomas Holman</rs>
<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_n395-3" type="given" value="THOMAS"></interp>
<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_n395-3" type="surname" value="HOLMAN"></interp>
<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_n395-3" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
and us other pur<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
did beget the same and that he is the real and true Father th<obscured></obscured>
</p>
<p n="396"> <hi rend="brace"> <lb></lb>
Sworn this <rs type="date" id="WCCDEP35807_date125">3d. day<lb></lb>
of Novr. 1773</rs>
<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_date125" type="date" value="17731103"></interp>
before<hi rend="braceResult"> W Kelynge</hi>
</hi>
</p>
<p n="397"> <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35807_n397-1">Mary<lb></lb>
Colles</rs>
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<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_n397-1" type="surname" value="COLLES"></interp>
<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_n397-1" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
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