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<p n="110"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Middx ss:</note>
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The Order of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50044_n110-1">Thomas Smith</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50044_occ18">Esqr</rs>
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: and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50044_n110-2">William Withers</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50044_occ19">Esqr</rs>
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: Two of his Majiztice<lb></lb>
Justices of peace for the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50044_geo31">County of Middlesex</rs>
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(Quard vuns) and Inhabitinge<lb></lb>
next unto the Lumits of the parish Church <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50044_geo32">of St James Clerkenwell</rs>
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in the said<lb></lb>
County; Made their Twenty Sixth day of November iin the Yeare of our Lord 1695<lb></lb>
as well forthe releife of the aforesaid parish as alsoe for the maintenance and<lb></lb>
keepeinge a female Bastard child Christned by the name of Esther; begothen on the<lb></lb>
body of and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50044_n110-3">Ann Rasch</rs>
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of the said parish widowe and borne in the Said parish on the<lb></lb>
Twenty Seventh day of September Lastpasty which said female Bastard child<lb></lb>
is very Likely to become chargeable to the said parish</p>
<p n="111">Wee the said Justices, haveinge upon the Compth. of the Churchwardens and Overseers of the poor of the Said<lb></lb>
parish and alsoe accordinge to the Forme of the Statute in that Case made and provided: taken upon us<lb></lb>
the heareinge and Examinacon of the said Cause and duly Consideringe the First Examinacon and<lb></lb>
Consession of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50044_n111-5">Ann Rash</rs>
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taken the Sixteenth day of November Justant before and of us upon<lb></lb>
oathe as alsoe<obscured></obscured>
her Examinacon and Confession now before both of us upon oath that <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50044_n111-1">Simon Steward</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50044_geo33">Parish of St James Clerkenwell</rs>
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aforesaid Groser is the only and true father of the said female<lb></lb>
Bastard child and alsoe upon the Confession of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50044_n111-2">Simon Steward</rs>
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how before us. That he had<lb></lb>
Three severall times the Casuall knowledge of her body in the dwellinge house of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50044_n111-3">Josiah Stewards</rs>
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his<lb></lb>
Brother upon <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50044_geo34">Clerkenwell</rs>
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Greene in the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50044_geo35">St: James Clerkenwell</rs>
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aforesaid once in the Shoppe<lb></lb>
and twice in a roome one paire of staires in the said house And Wee doe finde by divers other<lb></lb>
Goods Circumstances that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50044_n111-4">Simon Steward</rs>
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is the only and true Father of the said Female<lb></lb>
Bastard child</p>
<p n="112">Wee therefore doe Adjudge him the Said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50044_n112-1">Simon Steward</rs>
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to be the only Father of the said Females Bastard child<lb></lb>
And doe hereby Order him the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50044_n112-2">Simon Steward</rs>
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to pay or Cause to be paid weekly and every<lb></lb>
week form the day of the date hereof unto the Churchwardens and Overseers of the poor for that<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50044_geo36">parish of St. James</rs>
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Clerknwell and their<obscured></obscured>
for the<obscured></obscured>
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for<obscured></obscured>
towards the maintenance bringing<obscured></obscured>
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by<obscured></obscured>
of the<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
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the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50044_n112-3">Simon Steward</rs>
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Sum<obscured></obscured>
as shall<obscured></obscured>
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by Edasan or<obscured></obscured>
danes of the said Female Bastard child And Lastly<obscured></obscured>
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Simon Stewards to give Suficient Security to the said Churchwardens and Overseers of the<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
for the said parish of St: James <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50044_geo37">Clerkenwell</rs>
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that the said, Female Bastard child shall noe become<lb></lb>
chargeable to the Said Parish and alsoe for the due performante of this our Order Given Order our<lb></lb>
hands and Sealed the said 26th: day of November Ano Dom 1695: Anogz. Rege: Regs Wills terty<lb></lb>
nunc Angl. Etc Septuno<obscured></obscured>
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<p n="113"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50044_n113-1">Tho. Smith</rs>
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<p n="114"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50044_n114-1">Wm Withers</rs>
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