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John M<obscured></obscured>
hur<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50161_n212-1">Will Prestley</rs>
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Wee Whose hands & Seals are her can to set two of His Male<lb></lb>
Justices of ye peace for ye County of Midd (one where of being)<lb></lb>
of ye Quon) & inhiting wth in ye Limitts of ye parish Church<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50161_geo33">ye parish of St Giles in ye fields</rs>
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in ye said County having<lb></lb>
met together & heard ye Complaint of ye Church wardens<lb></lb>
& Overseers of ye poor of ye said parish of St. Giles in ye fields<lb></lb>
concerning a Male Bastard Child born in ye said<lb></lb>
Parish on ye body of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50161_n212-2">Ann Smith</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50161_occ45">Single woman</rs>
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<lb></lb>
ye Month of February last was seven years wch.<lb></lb>
baptized <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50161_n212-5">William </rs>
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& is now become chargeable<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
said parish & so likely to continue Do Find upon<lb></lb>
Exaiacon of ye said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50161_n212-3">Mary Smith</rs>
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taken upon Oath<lb></lb>
That one <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50161_n212-4">Lewis Evans</rs>
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a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50161_occ46">Victualer</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50161_geo34">Nottingham<lb></lb>
Court</rs>
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in ye said Parish did be get on ye body of her ye sd<lb></lb>
Ann Smith ye said Male Bastard Child Wee ye said<lb></lb>
Justices Do adjudge him ye said Lewis Evans then Reputed<lb></lb>
Father of ye said Male Bastard Child and do order<lb></lb>
& appoint him ye said Lewis Evans forth wth: upons<lb></lb>
notice of this our Order to pay to ye said Church<lb></lb>
Wardens & Overseers of ye poor or to some or one of<lb></lb>
them the Jume of ten shillings & six pence of<lb></lb>
Lawfull money of Great Britain already expended<lb></lb>
concerning ye said Male Bastard Child As also that<lb></lb>
he the Said Lewis Evans shall weekly & every week<lb></lb>
from hence forth pay to ye said Church wardens &<lb></lb>
Overseers of ye poor or to some or one of them ye sume<lb></lb>
of two shillings & six pence of like lawfull money<lb></lb>
for & towards ye Releif & maintainance of ye sd Male<lb></lb>
Bastard Child for So long time as ye said Male<lb></lb>
Bastard Child for so long time as ye sd male<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Child shall remain chargeable to ye said parish and<lb></lb>
that he shall of & from ye Charge of ye said Bastard<lb></lb>
Child<del>shall</del>
at all times here after save harmless<lb></lb>
& indemnifie ye sd parish of St. Giles in ye field<lb></lb>
Given under our hands & Seals ye. <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50161_date26">16th Day of<lb></lb>
November Anno Dom 1716</rs>
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