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to wit
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Aged about Twenty
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Two Years on her Oath Says she never was
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Married nor ever Rented House or paid Taxes Says
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she lived a hired Yearly
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with Mr. Nelson an
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Oilman
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in the Parish of
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Saint Clement Danes
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in
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County of Middlesex
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upwards of one Year at
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the Yearly Wages of Six pounds hath quitted her
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said Service about Six Weeks since and hath not
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since she quitted the same ever Rented House or paid
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Taxes And further upon her Voluntary Oath says she
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is pregnant with Child or Children which is or are likely
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to be born a Bastard or Bastards and to become
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Chargeable to the said Parish of
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St. Clement Danes
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she being poor and unable to Maintain the same when
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born says that on Mr. Vandcross who now lodges
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at the said Mr. Nelsons House had Carnal Knowledge
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of her Body sometime in the Month of June last but
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the particular day she does not now remember and at
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sevl. different times afterwards at one of which time she
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got her with Child of the Child or Children of which she
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is now pregnant as aforesaid and that the said Mr.
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Vandcross and no other Person did beget the same
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Sworn this
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27th. day of Augt.
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Sarah Donison
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