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Whereas upon Complaint at the Generall Quarter Sessions of the peace holden by Adjournmt: for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15010_geo552">City of<lb></lb>
London</rs>
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at the Tundhall of the same City within the same City on Fryday the Twenteeth day of January last by and on the<lb></lb>
she and behalfe of the Churchwardene and Overseers of the Poor of the pish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15010_geo553">St Buttolph without Bishopsgate</rs>
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London That<lb></lb>
one <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15010_n674-59">Elizabeth Dealine</rs>
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was then lately delivered of a Male Bastard Child in the said pish whereas shee charged one <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15010_n674-1">Roger<lb></lb>
Newham</rs>
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to be the Father And that the said Bastard was and would be a further Charge and Burthen to the said<lb></lb>
pish it was Ordered by the said Court That two of his Maties Justices of the Peace within this City (one being of the<lb></lb>
Quor) and dwelling neer me Smith of the said pish should and might upon Examinacon of the Cause and<lb></lb>
Circumstance by there Discrecone take order as well for the punishmt. of the Mother and of the reputed Father of the<lb></lb>
said Bastard Child as also for the better Releife of the said pish in pte or in all And for the keeping of the said<lb></lb>
Bastard Child in such wise As they should thinke meet and convenient according to the Statute in such case made<lb></lb>
and provided As by the said Order Relacon being there unto had may appeare And whereas in psueance of the<lb></lb>
said Order Wee under named Sr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15010_n674-2">Francis Child</rs>
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. <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15010_occ416">Lord Major</rs>
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of the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15010_geo554">City of London</rs>
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and Sr <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15010_n674-3">Richard Levett</rs>
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and <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15010_occ418">Aldran </rs>
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of the same City two of his Maties Justices of the peace of the said City (whereof the said Lord<lb></lb>
Major and of the Quor) and both of Us dwelling next the Smith where the pish Church of the pish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15010_geo555">St Buttolph<lb></lb>
without Bishopsgate</rs>
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aforesaid is did appoint that all the said plies should attend Vs the said Justices this day at<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15010_geo556">Goldsmith Hall</rs>
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within the said City At which time and place the said plies accordingly attending to Wee the<lb></lb>
said Justices according to the Forme of the Statute in that case made and provided did rate upon to the Examin-<lb></lb>
acon of the said Cause and the Circumstances thereof And haveing examined upon Oath divers Witnesse<lb></lb>
produced to do as well on the ple and behalfe of the said pish As of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15010_n674-4">Roger Newham</rs>
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And upon delivard<lb></lb>
Consideracon thereupon had Do Declare and Adjudge That the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15010_n674-5">Roger Newham</rs>
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is not the Father of<lb></lb>
the said Bastard Child And that the said Charge upon him by the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15010_n674-29">Elizabeth Dealeme</rs>
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is false and<lb></lb>
scandalone And Wee do therefore acquitt and charge the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15010_n674-6">Roger Newham</rs>
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from the said charge and<lb></lb>
imputacon Tiven under on hand This <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15010_date96">Eighth day of February in the Tenth yeare of the Reigne of own<lb></lb>
Soveraigne Lord William the Third of the grace of God of England Scotland France and Ireland King<lb></lb>
Defend of the Faith Etc Anno Din 1698</rs>
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<p n="675"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15010_n675-1">Fran Child</rs>
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Mayor<lb></lb>
Ri. Levett</p>
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