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<p n="577"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Middx<lb></lb>
&<lb></lb>
Westmr</note>
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<rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35819_n577-1">Martha Davis</rs>
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aged about 25 Years Lodging<lb></lb>
in <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35819_geo879">Carey Street</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35819_geo880">Parish of St Clement Danes</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35819_geo881">Liberty of Westminster</rs>
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in the County of Middx<lb></lb>
upon Oath saith she <rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35819_occ644">never was Married</rs>
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That she lived a<lb></lb>
hired Yearly <rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35819_occ645">Servant</rs>
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with <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35819_n577-2">Godolphin Edwards</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35819_occ646"> Esqr</rs>
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. in the<lb></lb>
P<rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35819_geo882">arish of St Chads</rs>
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in the Town of <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35819_geo883">Shrewsbury</rs>
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for upwards<lb></lb>
of One Year at the Yearly Wages of £3 quitted the same<lb></lb>
about 5 Years ago and hath not since rented any House<lb></lb>
paid Parliamentary or Parochial Taxes or been a hired<lb></lb>
Yearly Servant for one whole year in any one place<lb></lb>
And further upon her voluntary Oath says she is<lb></lb>
now <rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35819_occ647">pregnant</rs>
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with Child or Children which is likely<lb></lb>
to be Born a Bastard or Bastards and to become<lb></lb>
Chargeable to the said Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35819_geo884">St. Clement Danes</rs>
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she<lb></lb>
being poor and unable to maintain the Same when<lb></lb>
Born and that one <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35819_n577-3">John Smith</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35819_occ648">Shopman</rs>
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to Mr. Clark<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35819_occ649">Woolen draper</rs>
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the <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35819_geo885">Corner of Blackmoor Street</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35819_geo886">Drury Lane</rs>
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did <rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35819_occ650">beget such Child</rs>
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or Children he having<lb></lb>
had carnal Knowledge of her Body in or about the<lb></lb>
Month of May 1761 at the house of the said Mr. Clarke<lb></lb>
where she was then a <rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35819_occ651">Servant</rs>
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and at several times<lb></lb>
since at one of which times he got on her Body the Child<lb></lb>
or Children with which she is now pregnant.</p>
<p n="578">Sworn the <rs type="date" id="WCCDEP35819_date155">18th. January<lb></lb>
1762</rs>
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Before me} <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35819_n578-1">Fran: Bedwell</rs>
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<p n="579"> <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35819_n579-1">Matha Davies</rs>
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