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to wit
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Aged about forty years on her
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Oath Says she is the
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who
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has been gone from her upwards of Seventeen years
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but whether he is living or dead she cannot set forth
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having never seen or heard from him since the time he
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left her Says her said Husband before he deserted her He
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rented and lived in a House in
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Ship Yard
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in the Parish
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of Saint Clement Danes
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for sevl. years at the yearly Rent
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of Nineteen pounds as she has been informed and verily
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believes hath quitted the said House upwards of Seventeen
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years ago since which time he hath never gained any
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other Subsequent Settlement to her Knowledge or beleif
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And further upon her Voluntary Oath Says she is pregnant
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with Child or Children which is or are likely to be born
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a Bastard or Bastards and to become Chargable to the
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said Parish she being poor and unable to maintain the
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same when born And further Says that one
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John Arnold
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as she believes his name to be and was late a
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Waiter
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at
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the Horse and Groom
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in Portugal Street
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is the Father
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thereof he having had Carnal knowledge of her Body in
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the Workhouse of the said Parish some time the latter
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End of March or the begining of April last past and at sevl.
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different times afterwards at one which times he got her
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with Child of the Child or Children of which she is now
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pregnant & that the said
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beget the same & that he is the real & true Father thereof
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Sworn this
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14th. day
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Decr. 1775
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R. Butler
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