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Complaint being this day made unto us two of Her Maties. Justices of the peace for this Cities and the Liberties
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thereof (Quorm unus) by You the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poore of the parish of
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was lately by Warrt. or Order under the
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hands and seales of two of Her Maties. Justices of the peace for the County of Middx (Quor unus) being then
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great with Bastard Child and neare the time of her delivery removed from the parish of
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in the said County to your said Parish against which said Warrant or Order you appealed to the then next and now
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present Quarter Sessions of the peace for the said County At wth. upon the exaiacon of the mres complained of by
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you the said Appellants and Argument of Councell on both sides the said Appeale was held good and an Order
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of the said Sessions made that the said
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should be returned to and reced by the said parish of
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in the County aforesaid and that since the said removeall of the said Jane Pettit to your
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said parish and before the argueing of the said Appeale she the said Jane had been delivered of a Male
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Bastard Child in your said Parish since baptized
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and now about two months of age which is
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likely to become chargeable to your said Parish if not timely prevented And for a sumth as it appeares unto us
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by the oath of the said Jane Pettit that within three dayes or thereabouts next after such her removeall she
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was delivered of the said Male Bastard Child which otherwise in all probability would have been bound in
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the said Parish of
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in the said County of Middx whereto the said Jane Pettit has been
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appointed to be returned by Order of Sessions as aforesaid by all which it appeares to us that the said Removeall
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was frandulently contrived and obtained with intent to avoid such birth there We are there fore of opinion and
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doe adjudge the said Male Bastard Child properly and equitably to belong and appertaine to the said Parish
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in the County aforesaid as the place of his just and legall settlement and whereto
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of right he ought to be removed These are therefore in Her Maties. name to require you forthwith to
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remove and convey the said
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the said Male Bastard Child from and out of your said parish
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aforesaid and him leave with the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poore there or one of them who are
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hereby required to receive and provide for him according to Law untill they shall be duely discharged
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there from And for soe doeing this shall be your Warrant Given under our hands and seales the
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twelfth day of January in the tenth yeare of the reigne of our Soveraigne Lady Anne by the
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grace of God Queen of Great Britaine France and Ireland Defender of the Saith Etc Annogr Dui 1711.
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To the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poore
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of the respective Parishes of
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