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<p n="157">A: Copy</p>
<p n="158"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Middlxss.</note>
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Whereas it appeareth unto us <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15011_n158-1">Robert Bateman</rs>
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& <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15011_n158-2">Robert Constable</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15011_occ68">Esqrs</rs>
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two of his Majties <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15011_geo80">Justices of the peace</rs>
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for the County of Midds (Quor unup)<lb></lb>
residing nearest unto the Parrish Church of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15011_geo81">St. Dunstan Stepney</rs>
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in the Said<lb></lb>
County, That <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15011_n158-3">Elizabeth Hooke</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15011_occ69">Singlewoman</rs>
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was uppon the fifth Day<lb></lb>
of May last past Delivered of a Male bastard child at the house of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15011_n158-4">Joane<lb></lb>
Hooke</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15011_occ70">widow</rs>
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in the hamlet of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15011_geo82">Wapping</rs>
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in the sd <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15011_geo83">Parrish of Stepney</rs>
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, which<lb></lb>
hath beene & is likely to Continue chargeable to the Sd hamlet, And Whereas<lb></lb>
it appeareth unto us the Sd Justices as well by the Examinacon of the Said<lb></lb>
Elizabeth Hooke uppon her Oath, That <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15011_n158-5">Richard Wilkins</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15011_geo84">the Minories</rs>
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London<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15011_occ71">Coardwainer</rs>
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had Diverse times the carnall knowledge of her body as alsoe<lb></lb>
by the testimony of Abigail Joyce the Midwife who was prsent at the birth<lb></lb>
of the Sd Male bastard child & delivered her thereof And also Severall<lb></lb>
other witnesses who were also Prsent, That the Sd Elizabeth Hooke Did<lb></lb>
in her Labour accuse the Sd <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15011_n158-6">Richard Wilkins</rs>
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to be the only father of the<lb></lb>
Sd bastard child. Wee Doe therefore adjudge him the sd <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15011_n158-7">Richard<lb></lb>
Wilkins</rs>
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to be the only reputed father of the sd Male bastard child<lb></lb>
And Doe order him the sd <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15011_n158-8">Richard Wilkins</rs>
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to pay or cause to be paid<lb></lb>
unto the Churchwarden & Overseers of the poor of the Hamlet of Wapping<lb></lb>
afforesd or to Some or one of them The Summe of Two pounds & tenn<lb></lb>
Shillings of lawfull money of England on demand thereof, The Said<lb></lb>
Summe being allready Disbursed & paid by the Said Churchwarden<lb></lb>
towards the mantainance & keeping of the sd Male bastard child and<lb></lb>
other necessary charges relating thereto, Alsoe wee Doe order the Sd<lb></lb>
Richd Wilkins To pay or cause to be paid weekly & every weeke from<lb></lb>
the Day of the date hereof unto the Sd Churchwarden & Overseers of<lb></lb>
the Poor of the sd Hamlet And their Successors for the time being or<lb></lb>
to Some or one of them For & towards the Keeping & bringing upp of the<lb></lb>
Sd bastard child The Summe of two Shillings of like lawfull money<lb></lb>
And the payment to Continue So long as the sd bastard child shall be a<lb></lb>
charge to the Said Hamlet Except the sd <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15011_n158-9">Richard Wilkins</rs>
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shall<lb></lb>
otherwise discharge the sd hamlet of Such charge & burthen as Shall<lb></lb>
in any manner of wise accrewe thereunto for or by reason or meanes<lb></lb>
of the sd Male bastard child. Given under our hands & Seales the<lb></lb>
<rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15011_date11">26th Day of June</rs>
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Anno pks Gulielm Pcy Angl Etc Duo decimo Annoqr<lb></lb>
Dem 1700.</p>
<p n="159">Signed{<lb></lb>
R <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15011_n159-1">Bateman<figure rend="mark"></figure>
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Robt</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15011_occ72">Constable</rs>
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<p n="160">a Copy</p>
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