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in the said
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Counyt, concerning a Male Bastard Child, baptized
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now Waiter to Mr. Benson of Hand Court in the said
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beget on the Body of her the said Marsha Pages- the said Male Bastard Child. AND
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WHEREAS we have summoned the said
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- to appear before us this Day to
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answer the said Complaint, and shew Cause why he should not be adjudged the putative Father of the
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said Male Bastard Child; and the said
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having appeared to
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answer the said Complaint, and having, shewn no Cause why he should not be adjudged the putative
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Father of the said Male Bastard child-WE the said Justices, upon Examination upon Oath of
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the said Martha
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and on Proof being
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the said Summons, and other Circumstances appearing unto us, Do adjudge him the said
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to be the putative Father of the said Male Bastard Child, and do order and appoint
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and forthwith, upon Notice of this our Order, to pay or cause to be paid to the said Overseers of
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the Poor, the Sum of One Pound Eleven Shillings & Eight Pence of lawful Money
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of Great Britain, by them already expended in the Relief and Maintenance of the said Male Bastard
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Child, and other Expences attending the same-AND ALSO that he the said
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shall Weekly, and every Week from henceforth, pay or cause to be paid to the said Overseers of the
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Poor of the said Part of the said Parish of Saint Andrew Holborn and the said
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Two Shillings for and towards the Relief and Maintenance of the said
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Male Bastard Child for so long Time as the same shall remain chargeable to the said Part of the
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GIVEN under
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our Hand and Seals this
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And We do further Order that the said Marsha Page
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shall also pay or cause to be paid to the Overseers of the Poor of the said Part of the said parish
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of Saint Andrew Holborn and the said parish of Saint George the Martyr the sum of Six Pence
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Weekly and every Week so long as the said Male Bastard Child shall he and remain chargeable
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to the said part of the said Parish of
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and the said parish of
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Martyr
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in case she shall not Nurses and take care of the said Male Bastard Child herself Given
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under our Hands and Seals at the Public office in
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Hatton Garden
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the Twenty Seventh day of May one
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thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety nine
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