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John Smith< no role >

[..]

Whereas Itt [..] John Webbe< no role > & Robert B [..]
Esqrs two of his [..] of the peace for the the County [..]
(Quor unus [..] the parish Church of the [..]
of St: Katherine [..] the Said County That Susanna [..]
of the said pish [..] was upon the Twenty fifth
of March last past [..] livered of a Female Bastard Child named
Anne in the said pish which hath bin is still & likely to
Containe Chargeable to the Same Pish And whereas Itt,
appeareth unto us [..] said Justices as well by the Examinacon of
the Said Susanna [..] ben before as upon oath That william
Cooke< no role > a Vintner [..] Signe of the three Tuns over agt:
Kings Bench prison in Southwarke in the County of Surey
has the Carnall [..] of her body & did beget her with child [..]
of the said Female Bastard child as also by the oaths of
Katherine Forgie< no role > [..] Vim wife who was Prsent att the Birth [..]
the said Female Bastard Child & delivered her thereof a [..]
Phillis Hall< no role > & [..] who were then likewise both
psence that [..] Cause did in the Extremity of
Travaill [..] Cooke to be the true
[..] Child Wee [..]
[..] to be [..]
[..] doe [..]
the poor [..] paid unto the [..]
or one of them [..] three pounds & four shillings
Lawfull money [..] on demand thereof Edwards
already by the [..] & paid towards the nursing & [..]
the said Female Bastard Child & other necessary Charges th [..]
[..] Also were due order the said William Cooke< no role > to
[..] Raise to be paid to the said Overseers of the poore &
Successors for the [..] being or to Some or one of them for
towards the may [..] ning & bringing up the sd Female bastard [..]
[..] of Two [..] Shillings & Six pence P weeke of the
lawfull memry and to Continue the Said weekly payment
soe long as the said female bastard child shall be a Charge [..]
the said Pish E [..] the Said William Cooke< no role > shall other [..]
discharge the said pish of such charge & Burthen as shall
maner of wayes [..] to the said Pish for or by penson [..] or
of the said female Bastard Child given under [..] hands [..]
the Twentyfi [..] of aprill Anno Din 1701 [..]
Guhel being [..] Decimo Tertio