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The Order of
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Justices of peace for the said
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(Quard vuns) and Inhabitinge
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next unto the Lumits of the parish Church
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in the said
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County; Made their Twenty Sixth day of November iin the Yeare of our Lord 1695
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as well forthe releife of the aforesaid parish as alsoe for the maintenance and
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keepeinge a female Bastard child Christned by the name of Esther; begothen on the
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body of and
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Ann Rasch
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of the said parish widowe and borne in the Said parish on the
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Twenty Seventh day of September Lastpasty which said female Bastard child
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Wee the said Justices, haveinge upon the Compth. of the Churchwardens and Overseers of the poor of the Said
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parish and alsoe accordinge to the Forme of the Statute in that Case made and provided: taken upon us
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the heareinge and Examinacon of the said Cause and duly Consideringe the First Examinacon and
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Consession of the said
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Ann Rash
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taken the Sixteenth day of November Justant before and of us upon
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oathe as alsoe
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her Examinacon and Confession now before both of us upon oath that
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Simon Steward
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aforesaid Groser is the only and true father of the said female
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Bastard child and alsoe upon the Confession of the said
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how before us. That he had
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Three severall times the Casuall knowledge of her body in the dwellinge house of
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Josiah Stewards
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aforesaid once in the Shoppe
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and twice in a roome one paire of staires in the said house And Wee doe finde by divers other
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Goods Circumstances that the said
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Bastard child
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Wee therefore doe Adjudge him the Said
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to be the only Father of the said Females Bastard child
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And doe hereby Order him the said
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to pay or Cause to be paid weekly and every
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week form the day of the date hereof unto the Churchwardens and Overseers of the poor for that
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Clerknwell and their
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for
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towards the maintenance bringing
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Sum
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by Edasan or
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danes of the said Female Bastard child And Lastly
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Simon Stewards to give Suficient Security to the said Churchwardens and Overseers of the
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for the said parish of St: James
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that the said, Female Bastard child shall noe become
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chargeable to the Said Parish and alsoe for the due performante of this our Order Given Order our
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hands and Sealed the said 26th: day of November Ano Dom 1695: Anogz. Rege: Regs Wills terty
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nunc Angl. Etc Septuno
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