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Middx
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aged about 23 years upon
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her Oath saith that she never was married Rented
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House or paid Taxes that she lived as a hired
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yearly Servant with one Mr. Dobey in
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for Eighteen Months and upwards at
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the yearly wages of Four Guineas that she hath
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quitted said Service about Eight years since which
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time she hath not lived as a hired yearly Servant
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for one year or done any Act to gain a Subsequent
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Settlement And further this Examinant upon
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her Voluntary Oath saith that she is pregnant
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with Child or Children which is or are likely to
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be born a Bastard or Bastards and to become
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Chargeable to the said Parish That one
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Adam
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Wood
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to Mr.Orme the
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Distiller
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in
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the Borough
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is the father thereof he having had
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Carnal knowledge of this Examinants Body
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sometime in the Month of May last and at
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several times since at one of which times he did
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beget the said Child or Children of which this
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is the only Real and true father
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Sworn this
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20th.
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her
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Challis
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Mark
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