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<p n="232"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35828_geo215">Saint Clement Danes</rs>
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<p n="233"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Middx<lb></lb>
&<lb></lb>
Westmr.}</note>
to wit <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35828_n233-1">Merciea Chambers</rs>
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aged about 19 years upon<lb></lb>
her Oath saith that she never was married Rented House<lb></lb>
Tenement or Lodging of £10 a year paid Taxes lived a<lb></lb>
hired yearly Servant for one year or Served any Appceship<lb></lb>
that she was born<del>at</del>
in <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35828_geo216">Trinity Parish</rs>
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in the City of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35828_geo217">Ely</rs>
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in the Isle of Ely that she has done no Act to gain<lb></lb>
a Settlement alias than by Birth And further the<lb></lb>
Ext. upon her Voluntary Oath saith that she is<lb></lb>
pregnant with Child or Children which is or are like<lb></lb>
to be born a Bastard or Bastards and to become Chargeable<lb></lb>
to the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35828_geo218">St. Clement Danes</rs>
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That one <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35828_n233-2">William<lb></lb>
Smith</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35828_occ26">Clerk</rs>
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to Mr. Drummond the Barker who<lb></lb>
lodges at Dr. Reynolds at <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35828_geo219">Charing Cross</rs>
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is the father<lb></lb>
thereof he having had Carnal knowledge of this Ext.<lb></lb>
Body sometime in the Month of Septr. last and at<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
One other time since at one of which times he did<lb></lb>
beget the said Child or Children of which she is now<lb></lb>
pregnant and that the said <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35828_n233-3">William Smith</rs>
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is<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
only real & true father thereof</p>
<p n="234">Sworn this <rs type="date" id="WCCDEP35828_date68">10th.<lb></lb>
day of April 1787</rs>
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} R Butler</p>
<p n="235"> <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35828_n235-1">Merciea Chambers</rs>
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</p>
<p n="236">Warrt. made out.</p>
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