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The Order of
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William
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Esquire two of his Majesty's
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in and for the said County one whereof is
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of the Quorum, and both residing next unto the Limits
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of the Parish Church within the Parish of
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in the said
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made the Twenty Sixth Day of October in
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the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven
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Hundred and Ninety eight
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concerning a Male
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Bastard Child, lately born in the Parish of
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in theCounty of
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aforesaid, of the Body of
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WHEREAS it hath appeared unto us the said Justices, as well upon the Complaint
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of the CHURCH Wardans and Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish of
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Saint Luke as upon the Oath of the said
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that She the said
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on the Seventh Day of
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October 1796
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now last past
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was delivered of a Male Bastard Child, in
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in the said Parish of
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in the said
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Countyand that the said Male Bastard Child is
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Likely to be
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chargeable
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to the said Parish of Saint Luke and Further, that
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did deget the said
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Mary White
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and Whereas
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the said
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hath appeard before us the said Justices
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to
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in order to make his defence to the Charge above contained but
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not having shew any sufficient Cause to the contrary
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We therefore, upon EXamination of the Caufe and Circumstance of the Premises,as
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well upon the Oath of the said
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as otherwise, do hereby
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adjudge him the said
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to be the reputed Father of the
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said Bastard Child.
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And thereupon we do order, as well for the batter Relief of the said Parish of
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Saint Luke as for the Sustentation and Relief of the said Bastard Child, that
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the said
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shall and do forthwith, upon Notice of this our Order,
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pay or cause it to be paid to the said and Church Wardens and Overseers of the Poor of the
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said Parish of Saint Luke or to Some or one of them, the Sum of four shillings
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for and towards
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the Lying in of the said and
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the Main-
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tenance of the said Bastard Child, to the Time of making this our Order.
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And we do also hereby further order, that the said
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George Heffer
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shall likewise
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pay, or cause to be paid, to the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the said
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Parish of Saint Luke for the Time being, or to some or one of them, the Sum of
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Two Shillings and Six Pence Weekly and every Week from the Present TIme, for and towards the
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Keering, Sustentation, and Maintenance of the said Bastard Child, for and during So long
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Time as the said Bastard Child Shall be Chargeable to the said Parish of Saint Luke
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And We do further order, that the said Shall also pay
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or cause to be Paid church Wardens and Overseers of the Poor of the said
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for the Time being, or to Some or one of them, the Sum of
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Weekly and every week, So long as the said Bastard Child
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Shall be Chargeable to the said - in Cafe the Shall not nurse
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and take care of the said Child herself.
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Given under our hands and Seals the Day and Year first above written.
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Sold by Coles, KNIGHT, and DUNN,Stationer, No.21,
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