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Middx.
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Elizabeth King
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aged about 26 Yrs.
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upon Oath says she never was married says she
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lived a hired Yearly
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with Mr. Westwood
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Hosier in
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in the Parish of
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St. Clement
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in the County of Middx. for one Year and
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Upwards at the Yearly Wages of four Pounds
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and hath quitted that service about One Year
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and hath not since Rented Ten Pounds a Year paid
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Parish Taxes or lived a hired Yearly
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for One Year.
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And further upon her Voluntary Oath says
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she is pregnant with Child or Children which is
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likely to be born a Bastard or Bastards and to
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become Chargeable to the said Parish of
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St.
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Clement Danes
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she being poor & unable to maintain
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the same when born says that One
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Christr. Smith
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a
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in
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the Savoy
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Barracks had Carnal
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knowledge of her body in the house of Mr Crook
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a
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Silversmith
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in
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White hart
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Yard
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Drury
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sometime in the latter End of March 1759
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or beginning of April following and at several other
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times since at one of which times he got her with Child
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of the Child or Children with which she is now pregnant
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and the said
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Christr. Smith
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and no other person did beget the same
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Sworn
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2d. Octr. 1759
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Upon the Complaint of Mr. Burnthwaite
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J: P:
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