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<p n="813"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Middx.</note>
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<rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35814_n813-1">Elizabeth King</rs>
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aged about 26 Yrs.<lb></lb>
upon Oath says she never was married says she<lb></lb>
lived a hired Yearly <rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35814_occ328">Servant</rs>
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with Mr. Westwood<lb></lb>
Hosier in <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35814_geo717">Clare Street</rs>
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in the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35814_geo718">St. Clement<lb></lb>
Danes</rs>
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in the County of Middx. for one Year and<lb></lb>
Upwards at the Yearly Wages of four Pounds<lb></lb>
and hath quitted that service about One Year<lb></lb>
and hath not since Rented Ten Pounds a Year paid<lb></lb>
Parish Taxes or lived a hired Yearly <rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35814_occ329">Servant</rs>
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<lb></lb>
for One Year.</p>
<p n="814">And further upon her Voluntary Oath says<lb></lb>
she is pregnant with Child or Children which is<lb></lb>
likely to be born a Bastard or Bastards and to<lb></lb>
become Chargeable to the said Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35814_geo719">St.<lb></lb>
Clement Danes</rs>
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she being poor & unable to maintain<lb></lb>
the same when born says that One <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35814_n814-1">Christr. Smith</rs>
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a <rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35814_occ330">Soldier</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35814_geo720">the Savoy</rs>
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Barracks had Carnal<lb></lb>
knowledge of her body in the house of Mr Crook<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
a <rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35814_occ331">Silversmith</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35814_geo721">Pump Court</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35814_geo722">White hart</rs>
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Yard <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35814_geo723">Drury<lb></lb>
Lane</rs>
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sometime in the latter End of March 1759<lb></lb>
or beginning of April following and at several other<lb></lb>
times since at one of which times he got her with Child<lb></lb>
of the Child or Children with which she is now pregnant<lb></lb>
and the said <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35814_n814-2">Christr. Smith</rs>
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and no other person did beget the same</p>
<p n="815">Sworn <rs type="date" id="WCCDEP35814_date233">2d. Octr. 1759</rs>
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before}</p>
<p n="816">Upon the Complaint of Mr. Burnthwaite<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35814_occ332">Overseer</rs>
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.<lb></lb>
J: P:</p>
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