Middlesex ss.
Esther Cowling< no role >
Singlewoman
maketh Oath
that about Two Years and Eight Months ago
she was hired as a Servant
by the Year
to Mr
.
[..]
John King< no role >
of
Upper Eastsmithfield
in
the Parish of St. Botolph without Aldgate
in the County of Middlesex
Leather Cutter
at the Yearly Wages of Eight Pounds
and has continued in his Service under
Such hiring until this present time, and
that she never was Married.
Sworn this 26th Septr. 1798
before Danl Williams< no role >
her
Esther [mark] Cowling< no role >
Mark
Middlesex ss.
The Voluntary examination of
Esther
Cowling< no role >
of the Parish of
St. Botolph
without Aldgate
in the County of
Middlesex
Singlewoman
taken on
Oath before me
Daniel Williams< no role >
Esqr
.
one of His Majesty's Justices of the
Peace
in & for the said County this
Twenty Sixth Day of Septr. 1798
.
Who saith that she is now with Child or Children
and that the said Child or Children is or are
likely to be born a Bastard or Bastards and to
be chargeable to the said Parish of St. Botolph
Without Aldgate And that John Halford< no role >
Apprentice to Mr
. [..]
John King< no role >
of the said Parish
of St. Botolph without Aldgate
Leather Cutter
is
the Father of the said Bastard Child or Children.
Taken & signed the Day & Year
above written before
Danl Williams< no role >
her
Esther [mark] Cowling< no role >
Mark