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<p n="632"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35828_geo649">Saint Clement Danes</rs>
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<p n="633"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35828_geo650">Middlesex</rs>
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to wit <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35828_n633-1">Sarah Ling</rs>
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aged about 20 years upon<lb></lb>
her Oath saith that she never was married that<lb></lb>
she lived as a hired yearly Servant with Mrs. Druke<lb></lb>
in <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35828_geo651">St. Pauls Church yard</rs>
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for about two years at<lb></lb>
the yearly Wages of £6 that she hath quitted said<lb></lb>
Service about Nine Months since which time she<lb></lb>
has done no Act to gain a Subsequent Settlement<lb></lb>
And further this Examinant upon her Oath saith<lb></lb>
that on the <rs type="date" id="WCCDEP35828_date168">15th. day of September</rs>
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now last past<lb></lb>
she was delivered of a Male Bastard Child at the<lb></lb>
House of a Mr. Murphy in <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35828_geo652">Nags head Court</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35828_geo653">Drury<lb></lb>
Lane</rs>
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in the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35828_geo654">Saint Clement Danes </rs>
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which<lb></lb>
hath since been Christened by the Name of <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35828_n633-89">William</rs>
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<lb></lb>
That one <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35828_n633-3">William Gallant</rs>
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who lived at said Mrs. Drake<lb></lb>
his Sister in <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35828_geo655">Saint Pauls Church Yard</rs>
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is the father<lb></lb>
thereof he having had Carnal knowledge of this<lb></lb>
Examinants Body sometime in the Month of Decr.<lb></lb>
last and at several times since at one of which times<lb></lb>
he did beget the said Bastard Child of which she<lb></lb>
was so delivered as aforesaid and that the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35828_n633-4">William Gallant</rs>
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is the only real and true father<lb></lb>
thereof.</p>
<p n="634">Sworn this <rs type="date" id="WCCDEP35828_date169">16th.<lb></lb>
day of Decr. 1788</rs>
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} R Butler</p>
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<rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35828_n635-1">Sarah Ling</rs>
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