Mr Robert Goodman< no role > Wee whose names are
hereunto subscribed the Churchwardens and Overseers of the poor
of the said Parish of St: James Within the Liberty of Westminster in the
County of Middlesex Do hereby authorize and in power you to ask de
-mand and receive of and from William Ward< no role > of Whitney in the County
of Oxford Shoemaker the sum of four pounds & five Shillings being the Moneys
already laid out and Experided by the said Churchwardens and Over
seers for and towards the necessary Charges the said parish faith been pus [..]
unto on Account of a female Bastard Child born of the body of Catherine
Bennett< no role > Single woman on the Eigheenth. day of November one thos
sand Seven hundred and Fifty two in the said Parish of St. James where
of the said William Ward< no role > is Adjudged to be the reputed Fatherthereof
by Vitue of an order of Adjudicate in under the hands and Seals of
Henry Trent< no role > and John Briscoe< no role > Esquires two of his Majestys Justices
of the peace for the City and liberty of Westminster Dated then twenty
fourth day of may One thousand seven hundred and Justices four and
for and toward is the keeping Sustainance and Maintainence of the
said female bastard Child to this time and upon the receipt and pay-
ment of the said sum of four pounds & five Shillings we do hereby Authorize and
Impower you to Sign and give sufficient Discharge for the same in
our name and for our use and for so during this Shall be Your suffici-
ent warrant Dated this 27 day of November 1754

Richd Norris< no role >
Thos Wilson< no role >
Wm Richards< no role >
R. Attwood
Sam Ryley< no role >