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.<lb></lb>
Etc<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50226_geo72">Westmr</rs>
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. ss.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50226_n103-1">Thos Salt</rs>
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Ellis</note>
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<p n="104">WHEREAS due Proof hath been made before (Us whose<lb></lb>
Names are Subscribed) two of his Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50226_occ27">Justices of the<lb></lb>
Peace</rs>
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for the County and Liberty aforesaid (Quor Unus) In-<lb></lb>
habiting in or next the Limits of the Parish Church of<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50226_geo73"> St.<lb></lb>
James within the Liberty</rs>
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and County aforesaid; upon Oath of<lb></lb>
Now <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50226_n104-52">Mary Ball</rs>
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, lately <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50226_n104-57">Thorn</rs>
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then<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50226_occ28">Singlewoman</rs>
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, Mother of aMale<lb></lb>
Bastard Child Born of her Body onthe<rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50226_date29">Seventh<obscured></obscured>
day of<lb></lb>
January 1717/8</rs>
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in the House ofMr Cumming in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50226_geo74"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50226_geo75">Glass house Street</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in the said Parish of St. James, Westminster</rs>
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. That one<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50226_n104-1">Leonard Broust</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Goaldid beget the said Bastard Child on<lb></lb>
the Body of the said<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50226_n104-2">Mary Thorn</rs>
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, new <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50226_n104-72">Ball</rs>
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so born as afore-<lb></lb>
said, which is become chargeable to the said Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50226_geo76">St. James Westminster</rs>
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,<lb></lb>
as the Church Wardens and Overseers of the Poor there of have compla<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
ned. We the said Justices upon the Examination of the said<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50226_n104-56">Mary Thorn</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Now <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50226_n104-756">Ball</rs>
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.Mother of the saidMale Bastard<lb></lb>
Child, and other convincing Circumstances, Us hereunto moving, Do<lb></lb>
hereby Adjudge and Declare the said<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50226_n104-58">Leonard Broust</rs>
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<lb></lb>
to be the reputed Father of the saidMale Bastard Child born of the<lb></lb>
Body of the saidLate <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50226_n104-25">Mary Thorn</rs>
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new <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50226_n104-9">Ball</rs>
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as aforesaid;<lb></lb>
And there upon, We do Order as well for the Relief, as to save harmless<lb></lb>
and keep Indemnified the said Parish of St. James, as for maintaining<lb></lb>
and keeping the saidMale Bastard Child, That he the said<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50226_n104-23">Leonard<lb></lb>
Broust</rs>
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shall forth with pay or cause to be paid into the Church War-<lb></lb>
dens and Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish of St. James, or to<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
or one of them,<del> <gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Eleven Shillings and Six pence of<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
pay of Great Britain by the Week, for the first four Weeks from<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
into saidand as<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
the Expire<obscured></obscured>
of the said first four Weeks, The said<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
be paid unto<obscured></obscured>
Church War-<lb></lb>
dens and Overseers<obscured></obscured>
Poor of the<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
</del>
Weekly and every Week the Sum of Two Shillings and<lb></lb>
Six pence of<obscured></obscured>
lawful Money, for and towards the Relief and Maintain-<lb></lb>
ance of the saidMale Bastard Child, for and during so long a Time<lb></lb>
as the saidMale Bastard Child shall remain chargeable to the said<lb></lb>
Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50226_geo77">St. James, Westminster</rs>
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. And lastly, We do Order that the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50226_n104-568">Leonard Broust</rs>
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do forth with on Notice of this our Order (a<lb></lb>
true Copy being deliver'd unto him) Give sufficient Security to the Church<lb></lb>
Wardens and Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish of St. James for the<lb></lb>
Performance of this our Order. Otherwise to find sufficient Sureties for<lb></lb>
his personal Appearance at the next general Quarter Sessions of the Peace to<lb></lb>
be held for the County of Middlesex, there to answer his Contempt and to<lb></lb>
abide such farther Orders as the Justices there shall think fit to make there in.<lb></lb>
Given under our Hands and Seals the<rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50226_date30">22 day of February<lb></lb>
Annoq; Dom. 1724/5</rs>
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