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WHEREAS it appears to us, whose Hands and Seals are hereunto set,
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two of his Majesty's
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(one of whom is of the Quorum) and both dwellings within, or next the Limits,
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of the Parish Church of the
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, n the said county,
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as well upon the complaint of the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of
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the said Parish, as also by the Examination of
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single Woman
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, taken in Writing, upon Oath, before us, and other Proofs, and
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Circumstances, that she the said
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was, on or about the Eight Day of March Last puts
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delivered of a Male Bastard Child at the
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of and in
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the said Parish, which is still living, and chargeable to the said
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who lately asnd Servant with Mr Mathews
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servant with the
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Mr Neale near whitstone Turnpike in
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the said County is the Father of the said
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Male Bastard Child. And whereas it appeareth unto us upon
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James Griffiths
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Oath, that
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the said
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hath been duly summoned to appear
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before us this Day, to shew Cause why he should not be adjudged the reputed
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Father of the Said Male Bastard Child: And the said
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hath not appeared before us, pursuant to such Summons
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We do therefore, on the Oath of the said
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that and
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other Proofs and Circumstances,adjudge the same to be true, and, the said
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is the reputed Father of the said Male Bastard
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Child. And we do order, that the said
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William Griffiths
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do, on Sight of
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this our order, pay, or cause to be paid, unto the present Churchwardens and
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Overseers of to Poor of the said Parish of Saint John, at Hackney, or to either
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of them, the sum of Nine Pounds twelve shillings
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of lawful Money of Great Britain, so much being by them already expended
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and laid out for,. and towards and Charges arising the the said Male Bastard
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Child, being born in the said Parish, and for other necessary Expences occasioned
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thereby; and that the said
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do also Weekly, and every Week,
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from and after the Date hereof, so long as the said Male Bastard Child shall
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be chargeable to the said Parish, pay, or cause to be paid, to the Church wardens
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and Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish for the Time being, or to either of them.
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the Sum of Two Shillings and six pence of like Money, for, and to
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wards the Maintaining, keeping, and Education of the said Male Bastard Child.
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And we do hereby further order, that the said
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Mary Paul
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Shall
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Nurse, keep, and take Care of the said Male Bastard Child, Given under
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our Hands and Seals, this
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Twenty ninth Day of June
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in the Year of our Lord one thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety eight
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