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Roger Rock
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Michael
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to her said late Master and who now
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in the same
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Capacity is the Father thereof he having had Carnal
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and at sevl. different times afterwards at one of which times
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he got her with Child of the Male Bastard Child of which
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she was so delivered as aforesaid and that the said
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Michael
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the real and true Father thereof.
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4th. day of
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Septr. 1776
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before
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M Addington.
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Elizabeth Burt
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