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CORNWALL
to wit   

 
The voluntary Examination of ELIZABETH BENNY of the Parish of Saint Cleer in the said County single Woman, taken on Oath before me WILLIAM JOPE Esquire one of his Majesty’s Justices of the peace in and for the said County the Third day of May in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty seven Who saith that she is now with Child, and that the said Child is likely to be born a Bastard, and to be chargeable to the said Parish of Saint Cleer and that CHRISTOPHER HAMBLY OF THE SAID Parish of Saint Cleer Husbandman is the Father of the said Child

Taken and signed the Day
and Year above written,
before me
ELIZTH BENNY her Mark
 
 
(Signed) W. JOPE
 

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