Middx ss
Rich. Woodword< no role >
Crauford
Wee whose hands & Seales are hereunto Sett two of his Maties
Justices of the peace for the County of Middx (one whereof being
of Quor) the and Inhabiting next to the Limitts of the parish
Church of the parish of Fulham in the said County having met
together and heard the Complaint of the Church warden and
Overseers of the poor of the said parish of Fulham concerning a
Male Bastard Child born in the Said parish on the Eight Day of
November Instant
on the Body of Elizabeth Archer< no role >
Single woman
which is Baptized John and< no role >
is now become Chargeable
to the Said parish and so likely to continue Doe Find upon Exaicon
of the said Elizabeth Archer taken upon oath before Us and before such time as She
was Delivered of the Said Male Bastard Child that John Coote< no role >
of
Fulham
aforesaid Gardner
did begett on the body of her the Said
Elizabeth Archer the Child she was then pregnant with And which
appeares unto us to be the said Male Bastard Child born as aforesaid
And alsoe Upon the Exaicons of Elizabeth Paul< no role >
Midwife
Elizabeth
Burton< no role >
and Mary Crompton< no role >
Severally taken upon Oath before Us that the Said
Elizabeth Archer in the Extremity of her pangs in bringing forth
the said Male Bastard Child Owned and Confessed that the said
John Coote did [..] in the body of her the said Elizabeth
Archer the said Male Bastard Child Wee the said Justices doe Adjudge
him the Said John Coote the putative Father of the said Male
Bastard Child And Doe Order & Appoint him the said John Coote
Forthwith upon notice of this or. Order to pay to the Said Churchwarden
and Overseers of the poor or to the Some or one of them the Sume of Five
and Forty Shillings for their Costs and Expences in Keeping and
maintening the Said Elizabeth Archer and the Said Male Bastard
Child in the Fune of her Lying in of the Same and other Expences' occasioned
thereby As alsoe that he the Said John Coote shall Weekly and Every
Week from henceforth pay to the Said Church Warden and Overseers
of the poor or to some or one of them two Shilllings and Six pence
for and towards the releife and Maintenance of the Said Male
Bastard Child for Soe long time as the said Male Bastard Child
Shall remain Chargeable to the said Parish And that he shall of
and from the Charge of the said Male Bastard Child att all
times hereafter save harmless and [..] the Said parish
of Fulham Given undr. or. hands and Seales the Six and
Twentieth Day of November Anno Dui 1716