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<p n="961"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Middx.</note>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35814_n961-1">Sarah Akhurst</rs>
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aged about 24 Years<lb></lb>
upon Oath says she never was married and that she lived<lb></lb>
a hired Yearly Servant with Mr. Largeau a <rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35814_occ395">Peruke<lb></lb>
maker</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35814_geo827">Devereux Court</rs>
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in the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35814_geo828">St. Clement<lb></lb>
Danes</rs>
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in the County of Middx. for one Year and Ten<lb></lb>
Months at the Yearly Wages of four Pounds for the<lb></lb>
first Year and five Pounds for the last Ten Months<lb></lb>
and hath quitted said Service about Two Months<lb></lb>
And further upon her Voluntary Oath says she is<lb></lb>
pregnant with Child or Children which is likely to be<lb></lb>
born a Bastard or Bastards and to become chargeable<lb></lb>
to the said Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35814_geo829">St. Clement Danes</rs>
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she being<lb></lb>
Poor and unable to maintain the same when born<lb></lb>
Says that one <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35814_n961-2">George Lee</rs>
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(footman to Mr. Cartwright who<lb></lb>
lodges at Millers Warehouse in <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35814_geo830">Tavistock Street</rs>
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near<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35814_geo831">Covent Garden</rs>
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) had Carnal knowledge of her Body<lb></lb>
Sometime towards the Latter end at April 1759. and<lb></lb>
at sevl. other times since at one of which times he got<lb></lb>
her with Child of the Child or Children with which she<lb></lb>
is now pregnant And that the said <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35814_n961-3">George Lee</rs>
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and no<lb></lb>
other Person is the true and real father thereof.</p>
<p n="962">Sworn the <rs type="date" id="WCCDEP35814_date274">7th. day of<lb></lb>
Janry. 1760</rs>
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before} <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35814_n962-1">Barth: Hammond</rs>
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<p n="963">The Mark of<lb></lb>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35814_n963-1">Sarah Akhurst</rs>
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</p>
<p n="964">Upon Mr Rust's<lb></lb>
Complaint<lb></lb>
J: P:</p>
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