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John M
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Wee Whose hands & Seals are her can to set two of His Male
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Justices of ye peace for ye County of Midd (one where of being)
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of ye Quon) & inhiting wth in ye Limitts of ye parish Church
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of
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ye parish of St Giles in ye fields
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in ye said County having
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met together & heard ye Complaint of ye Church wardens
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& Overseers of ye poor of ye said parish of St. Giles in ye fields
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concerning a Male Bastard Child born in ye said
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Parish on ye body of
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ye Month of February last was seven years wch.
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baptized
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& is now become chargeable
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said parish & so likely to continue Do Find upon
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in ye said Parish did be get on ye body of her ye sd
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Ann Smith ye said Male Bastard Child Wee ye said
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Justices Do adjudge him ye said Lewis Evans then Reputed
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Father of ye said Male Bastard Child and do order
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& appoint him ye said Lewis Evans forth wth: upons
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notice of this our Order to pay to ye said Church
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Wardens & Overseers of ye poor or to some or one of
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them the Jume of ten shillings & six pence of
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Lawfull money of Great Britain already expended
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concerning ye said Male Bastard Child As also that
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he the Said Lewis Evans shall weekly & every week
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from hence forth pay to ye said Church wardens &
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Overseers of ye poor or to some or one of them ye sume
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of two shillings & six pence of like lawfull money
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for & towards ye Releif & maintainance of ye sd Male
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Bastard Child for So long time as ye said Male
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Bastard Child for so long time as ye sd male
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Child shall remain chargeable to ye said parish and
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that he shall of & from ye Charge of ye said Bastard
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Child
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shall
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at all times here after save harmless
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& indemnifie ye sd parish of St. Giles in ye field
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Given under our hands & Seals ye.
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16th Day of
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November Anno Dom 1716
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