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<rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35821_n973-1">Mary Gordon</rs>
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Aged about Twenty Six Years on<lb></lb>
on her Oath Says She was never Married that She<lb></lb>
lived a Yearly hired <rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35821_occ480">Servant</rs>
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with Mr. <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35821_n973-2">John Smith</rs>
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a <rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35821_occ481">Breechesmaker</rs>
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in Carey Street in the liberty of<lb></lb>
Westmr. in the County of Middx upwards of Three<lb></lb>
Years at the Yearly Wages of five pounds hath<lb></lb>
quitted said Service upwards of five Years and hath<lb></lb>
not Since Rented House or Tenemt. of Ten Pounds<lb></lb>
a Year or lived a Yearly hired Servt. with any Person<lb></lb>
for one Year Since quitting her said Service And<lb></lb>
further upon her Voluntary Oath Says that on the 2d<lb></lb>
Day of June last past She was delivered of a Femal<lb></lb>
Bastard Child in the House of <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35821_n973-3">Mary Johnson</rs>
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at Mays<lb></lb>
Pond in the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35821_geo1030">St Thomas in the Borough</rs>
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in the County of Surry which has Since<lb></lb>
been baptized by the Name of <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35821_n973-8">Elizth. </rs>
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is now living &<lb></lb>
become Chargeable to the <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35821_geo1032">Parish of St Clement Danes</rs>
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Says that one <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35821_n973-4">John Milstead</rs>
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a <rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35821_occ482">Stage Coach man</rs>
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did<del>got</del>
<lb></lb>
beget the said Female Bastard Child on her Body he having had<lb></lb>
Carnal knowledge of her Body Sevl times at one of which times he<lb></lb>
got her with Child of which She was delivered as aforesd. and<lb></lb>
that the said <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35821_n973-5">John Milstead</rs>
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is the true and real father thereof<lb></lb>
And further upon her Oath Says the sd <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35821_n973-6">John Milstead</rs>
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now<lb></lb>
Absconds but Says she has been Informed and wch Information she<lb></lb>
verily believes to be true that the sd <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35821_n973-7">John Milstead</rs>
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lives or resides<lb></lb>
at Dartford in the County of Rent he having been often Seen thereforth<obscured></obscured>
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<p n="974">Sworn this <rs type="date" id="WCCDEP35821_date278">14 Day of Novr. 1768</rs>
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Before} <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35821_n974-1">Tho: Lane</rs>
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