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&<lb></lb>
Westmr.}</note>
<rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35808_n183-69">Charlott Smith</rs>
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Aged about 17 Years on her Oath<lb></lb>
says she never was Married Rented house paid<lb></lb>
Taxes or lived a hired Yearly Servant for one Year<lb></lb>
Says her Father was a Native of Scotland and never<lb></lb>
gained a Settlement in England to her Knowledge or<lb></lb>
Belief Says she was Born at the House of Mr. William<lb></lb>
in <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35808_geo255"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35808_geo256">Orchard Street</rs>
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in the Parish of St. Margt. Westmr</rs>
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.<lb></lb>
and can give no other Account of her Settlemt. orwise.<lb></lb>
than as aforesaid And furr. upon her Voluntary<lb></lb>
Oath says that on the <rs type="date" id="WCCDEP35808_date64">19th. Day of August last</rs>
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she<lb></lb>
was Delivered of a Male Bastard Child in the<lb></lb>
House of Mr. Wincapes in <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35808_geo257"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35808_geo258">Clements Lane</rs>
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Clare<lb></lb>
Markett</rs>
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which has since been Baptized by the<lb></lb>
name of <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35808_n183-679">Wm. Richard</rs>
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and is become chargeable to<lb></lb>
the said Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35808_geo259">St. Clement Danes</rs>
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she being poor<lb></lb>
and unable to maintain the same Says that one<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35808_n183-1">Richard Smart</rs>
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an <rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35808_occ95">Attorney</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35808_geo260">No. 1 Staple Inn</rs>
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<lb></lb>
is the Father thereof he having had Carnal<lb></lb>
Knowledge of her Body sometime in the Months<lb></lb>
of Octr. or Novr. 1775 but the partlar Day or time<lb></lb>
she cannot now recollect and at sevl. difft. times<lb></lb>
afterwards at one of which times he got her with<lb></lb>
Child of the Male Bastard Child of which she was so<lb></lb>
delivered as afsd. and that the said <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35808_n183-619">Richd. Smart </rs>
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&<lb></lb>
no other person did beget the same and that he is<lb></lb>
the real and true Father thereof</p>
<p n="184"> <hi rend="brace"> <lb></lb>
Sworn this <rs type="date" id="WCCDEP35808_date65">13th.<lb></lb>
Day of Jany. 1777</rs>
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.<hi rend="braceResult"> R Butler</hi>
</hi>
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<p n="185"> <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35808_n185-64">Charlott Smith</rs>
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