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Shandy shall, at his own proper cost and charges, and out of his own proper monies, upon good and reasonable notice, which is hereby agreed to be within six weeks of her the said Elizabeth Mollineux’s full reckoning, or time of supposed and computed delivery,⁠—pay, or cause to be paid, the sum of one hundred and twenty pounds of good and lawful money, to John Dixon , and James Turner , Esqrs. or assigns,⁠—upon trust and confidence, and for and unto the use and uses, intent, end, and purpose following:⁠— That is to say ,⁠—That the said sum of one hundred and twenty pounds shall be paid into the hands of the said Elizabeth Mollineux , or to be otherwise applied by them the said Trustees, for the well and truly hiring of one coach, with able and sufficient horses, to carry and convey the body of the said Elizabeth Mollineux , and the child or children which she shall be then and there enceint and pregnant with,⁠—unto the city of London ; and for the further paying and defraying of all other incidental costs, charges, and expenses whatsoever,⁠—in and about, and for, and relating to, her said intended delivery and lying-in, in the said city or suburbs thereof. And that the said Elizabeth Mollineux shall and may, from time to time, and at all such time and times as are here covenanted and agreed upon,⁠—peaceably and quietly hire the said coach and horses, and have free ingress, egress, and regress throughout her journey, in and from the said coach, according to the tenor, true intent, and meaning of these presents, without any let, suit, trouble, disturbance, molestation, discharge, hindrance, forfeiture, eviction, vexation, interruption, or incumbrance whatsoever.⁠—And that it shall moreover be lawful to and for the said Elizabeth Mollineux , from time to time, and as oft or often as she shall well and truly be advanced in her said pregnancy, to the time heretofore stipulated and agreed upon,⁠—to live and reside in such place or places, and in such family or families, and with such relations, friends, and other persons within the said city of London , as she at her own will and pleasure, notwithstanding her present coverture, and as if she was a femme sole and unmarried,⁠—shall think fit.⁠— And this Indenture

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