Mids ss:

The Order of John Cass< no role > Esqr : and Nathaniell Manlove< no role > Esqr: Two of her Matis: Justice's
of ye. peace for ye. Sd. County of Mids. (Quor anns) and Inhabitings in & next unto ye.
Siprits where ye. Humlet of Bethnall Green in ye. parish of St: Dunstans Stepney
in ye. Sd. County is; Made this Fifth day of March in ye. Yeare of our Lord 1707:
do well for ye. releife of ye. aforesd. Hamlet; as alsoe for ye. maintenance & Keepeinge a
Male Bastard child. be gotten on ye. body of Amy< no role > ye. wife of George Magehen< no role > of ye. Sd.
Hamlet Mariner , and what or Severall Months together hath been in Forreigne parts beyond ye.
Seas; and borne in ye. Sd. Hamlet on or about ye. Ninth day of November Last past,
and Since Cristend by ye. Cristian name of John, which Sd. Male Bastard child now is
Chargeable to ye. Sd. Hamlet of Bethnall Green ;

We ye. Sd. Justice's of ye. peace haveing upon ye. Complt. of ye. churchwarden & Overseer of ye.
poor of ye. Sd. Hamlet, and able accordinge to ye. Forme of ye. statute in that Case made &
provided, taken upon vs ye. heareinge & examinacon of ye. Sd. Cause; Doe by divers
Examinacons testified before us upon Oath, and upon due Consideracon thereof & other
Circumstances attendinge this Matter finde, That Thomas Kingston< no role > , Late of White Lyon
Yard in ye. Hamlet of Spitlefeilds in ye. parish of St: Dunstans Stepney aforesd. Labourer ,
is ye. putative father of ye. Sd. Male Bastard child, as alsoe upon ye. oath of Michaell
Derry< no role > , that ye. Sd. George Magehen< no role > husband of ye. Sd. Ann Magehen< no role > was altogether
out of her Matis: dominions in Forreigne parts beyond ye. seas for ye. space of Ten
Months & Two weekes before ye. Sd. Ninth day of November Last past, and that he ye. Sd.
George Magehen< no role > dureinge all that time, did not come with any of her Matis. dominions,
nor any where converse with his Sd. wife,

We therefore doe adjudge him ye. Said Thomas Kingston< no role > to be ye. putative father of ye.
Said Male Bastard child, and doe hereby order him ye. Sd. Thomas Kingston< no role > to pay
or Cause to be paid unto ye. Sd. churchwarden & Overseer of ye. poor of ye. Sd. Hamlet
of Bethnall Green , or to one of them, the sume of Fifeteen Shillings and Six pence
Lawfull Money of Great Britaine, upon demoned thereof; the Sd. Sume beinge attready
disbursed & paid by ye. Sd. churchwarden for & towards ye. neccessary maintenance and
Keepeing of ye. sd. Male Bastard child, Alsoe we doe order ye. Sd. Thomas Kingston< no role > to
pay or Cause to be paid weekly & Every weeke from ye. day of ye. date hereof unto ye.
Sd. churchwarden & Overseer of ye. poor of ye. Sd. Hamlet of Bethnall Green , and their
Successors for ye. time beinge or to some or one of them, for & towards ye. maintenance
bringinge up clothinge edmacon & Keepeinge of ye. Sd. Male Bastard child, the Sume
of Two Shillings of Lawfull Money of Great Britaine; And this payment to
Continue for & Soe Longe as ye. Sd. Male Bastard child shall be a charge to ye. sd. Hamlet
of Bethnall Green , And We doe order ye. Sd. Thomas Kingston< no role > to give Sufficient
Security to ye. Sd. churchwarden & Overseer of ye. poor of the Sd. Hamlet of Bethnall Green
well & truly to performe & obey this our Orders Given under our hands & Seales the day
and Yeare first above written s

Jno: Cass< no role >

Nath: Manlove< no role >