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Saint Clement Danes
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Middlesex
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Mary Gould
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aged about 26 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 Mr. Lee in
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Arrundel Street
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in the Parish of Saint Clement Danes for Two
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years and upwards at the yearly Wages of £5
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that she hath quitted said Service about 4 years
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Ago since which time she has done no Act to
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gain a Subsequent Settlement And further
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this Examinant upon her Voluntary Oath saith
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that she is pregnant with Child or Children which
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is or are likely to be born a Bastard or Bastards &
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to become Chargeable to the said Parish That one
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Richard Oakfoot
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a
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Waiter
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at No. 5 in
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Oxendon Street
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is the father thereof he having had Carnal knowledge
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of this Examinants Body sometime in the Month
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of March last and at several times since at one
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of which times he did beget the said Bastard Child
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or Children of which she is so pregnant and that
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the said
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Richard Oakfoot
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is the only real and
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true father thereof
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11th.
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before } M Addington
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her
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Mary
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Gould
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