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April 1730

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Image 108 of 14126th July 1729


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Jno Oakey< no role >


Henry Norris< no role >

Whereas Rebeckah Guiner< no role > Widow wasonabout ten Months agoe
delivered of a Female Bastard Child in the Hamlet of Bethnal Green in the
parish of St Dunstan Stepney als Stebunheath in the County of Middlesex who
hath since been Baptyed by the name of Sarah and is now living and
hath been chargeable to the said Hamlet Wee whose hands & Seals are
hereunto sett two of his Majesties Justices of the peace for the sd. County of
Middlesex (Quor unus) and both dwelling within & next to the Limitts of
the said parish Church of the parish of St. Dunston Stepney als Stebun
-heath wherein the said Hamlet Geth having upon the Complaint of
the Churchwarden & Overseers of the poor of the said Hamlet taken
upon us the hearing & Examinaccon of the sd. Cause Doe find by the
Examinacon of the said Rebeckah Guiner< no role > taken before us upon Oath
and other proofs & Circumstances that one John Robinson< no role > a Brickmaker
is the reputed Father of the said Female Bastard Child Whereupon
We do Adjudge that he the said John Robinson< no role > is the reputed
Father of the said Female Bastard Child And we do
Order that he the said John Robinson< no role > shall on Sight of this our
Order pay or cause to be paid unto the Churchwarden & Overseers
of the poor of the said Hamlet or to one of them the sume of
Eighteen shillings and Six penceof lawfull money of Great
Britain so much being by them already expended & disburst for and
towards the charges ariseing by the said Female Bastard Child's
being Born in the said Halmet and for other necessary Expences occation's
thereby And that he the said John Robinson< no role > the reputed father shall
alse weekly and every week from and after the Date hereof (so long
as the said Female Bastard Child shall be chargeable to the sd. Hamlet)
pay or cause to be paid unto the Churchwarden & Overseers of the
poor of the said Hamlet or to one of them the sum of two shillings
of like lawfull money of Great Britain for and towards
the maintainance keeping and Education of the said Female Bastard
Child Given under our hand and Seals the 26thday of
Julyanno Dni 1729




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