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<p n="410"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Westmr.</note>
to wit <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35807_n410-1">Mary Bilby</rs>
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<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_n410-1" type="surname" value="BILBY"></interp>
<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_n410-1" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
Aged about Twenty Two Years on<lb></lb>
her Oath says she never was married Rented House or<lb></lb>
paid Taxes says she lived a hired Yearly <rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35807_occ227">Servant</rs>
<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_occ227" type="occupation" value="Servant"></interp>
with<lb></lb>
one Mr. Rosoman a Custom house Officer at <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35807_geo582">Greenwich<lb></lb>
in the County of Kent</rs>
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for four Years or thereabouts at the<lb></lb>
Yearly Wages of four Pounds hath quitted her said Service<lb></lb>
upwards of Three Years ago & hath not since she quitted<lb></lb>
the same ever Rented House paid Taxes or lived a hired<lb></lb>
Yearly Servant for one Year and further upon her<lb></lb>
Voluntary Oath says she is Pregnant with Child or Children<lb></lb>
which is or are likely to be born a Bastard or Bastards and<lb></lb>
to became chargable to the<del>said</del>
Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35807_geo583">St. Clement Danes</rs>
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she being Poor and<lb></lb>
unable to maintain the same when born Says that one<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35807_n410-2">Abel Smith</rs>
<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_n410-2" type="given" value="ABEL"></interp>
<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_n410-2" type="surname" value="SMITH"></interp>
<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_n410-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
an <rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35807_occ228">Attorney</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35807_geo584">New Inn</rs>
<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_geo584" type="placeName" value="New Inn"></interp>
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and who is also <rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35807_occ229">Clerk</rs>
<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_occ229" type="occupation" value="Clerk"></interp>
to Mr.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35807_n410-52">Abel Jenkins</rs>
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<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_n410-52" type="surname" value="Jenkins"></interp>
<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_n410-52" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
an <rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35807_occ230">Attorney</rs>
<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_occ230" type="occupation" value="Attorney"></interp>
in <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35807_geo585">New Inn</rs>
<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_geo585" type="placeName" value="New Inn"></interp>
<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_geo585" type="type" value="site"></interp>
is the Father thereof<lb></lb>
he having had Carnal knowledge of her Body sometime in<lb></lb>
February last at the house of his Brother Mr. <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35807_n410-3">John Smith</rs>
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<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_n410-3" type="surname" value="SMITH"></interp>
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in<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35807_geo586"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35807_geo587">Howard Street</rs>
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in the Parish of Saint Clement Danes</rs>
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and at<lb></lb>
sevl. different times afterwards at one of which times he got<lb></lb>
her with Child of the Child or Children of which she is never<lb></lb>
Pregnant and that the said <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35807_n410-4">Abel Smith</rs>
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<interp inst="WCCDEP35807_n410-4" type="surname" value="SMITH"></interp>
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and no other Person did beget the same<lb></lb>
and that he is the real and true Father thereof</p>
<p n="411"> <hi rend="brace"> <lb></lb>
Sworn this <rs type="date" id="WCCDEP35807_date132">3d. day<lb></lb>
of Decr. 1773</rs>
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before<hi rend="braceResult"> R. Butler</hi>
</hi>
</p>
<p n="412">her<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35807_n412-1">Mary<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Bilby</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Mark</p>
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