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Westmr.
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Aged about Twenty Six Years on
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the 21st. May 1773
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Since to her knowledge or belief Says that
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her said Husband was born in
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her said Husbands Father kept a House as she has often heard
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her said Husband declare and never gained any other Subseqt.
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hired Yearly Servant for one Year And further upon her
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she was delivered of a Female Bastard Child in
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in the Parish of St. Clement Danes
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and is become Chargable to the same she being Poor
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Willm.
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is
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the Father thereof he having had Carnal Knowledge of
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her Body some time in the Month of December last but that
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particular Day she does not now remember and at several
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Different times afterwards at one of which times he got her
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with Child of the Female Child of which she was so delivered
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as aforesaid and that the said
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Wm. Anderson
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and no other
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person did beget the same and that he is the real and true
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Septr. 1774
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before
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R. Butler
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her
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