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Aged about Thirty One Years
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on her Oath says she never was Married rented house paid Taxes
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ever served any Apprenticeship whatever says she lived a hired
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the Strand
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upwards of One Year and three Quarters at the Yearly Wages
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Six Pounds and has Quitted her said Said Service upwards
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five Years Ago and has not since she Quitted the same ever
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for one Year and further upon her Solemn Oath says she was
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he Queens Hospital
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Thomas Morgan
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is the Father thereof he having had
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Carnal knowledge of her body sometime in the Month of
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August in the Year 1772 to the best of he remembrance and
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at several different times afterwards at one of which times
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he got her with Child of the said Male Bastard Child of which
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she was so delivered as aforesaid, And that the said
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and no other person did beget the same and that he is the
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The Mark
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Abigail Somervil
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