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<p n="23"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Midd Ss</note>
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Wee whose named are Subscribed and hereto affixed Two of his Maties. Justices<lb></lb>
of the Peace for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50061_geo14">County of Middlesex</rs>
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(one whereof being of the Quop) and Inhabitant<lb></lb>
within the limitts of the parish Church of the parish of 5th Giles in the Feilds in the said County<lb></lb>
haveing mett together and heard the Complaint of the Churchwardens and overseers of<lb></lb>
the Poore of the Said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50061_geo15">parish of St Giles</rs>
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in the Feilds concerning a male Bastard Child born<lb></lb>
in the said parish on the body of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50061_n23-1">Elizabeth Powell</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50061_occ7">Singlewoman</rs>
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on the Sixth day of<lb></lb>
December instant which is Baptized <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50061_n23-12">Thomas</rs>
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- and hath oversince the birth<lb></lb>
thereof been Chargable to the Said Parish and for liberty to confinne Doe find<lb></lb>
upon Examinacon of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50061_n23-2">Elizabeth Powell</rs>
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taken upon Cath beforetone of not<lb></lb>
as also of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50061_n23-3">Elizabeth Jones</rs>
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Midwife to her the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50061_n23-4">Elizabeth Powell</rs>
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in her Travarle<lb></lb>
as upon the oaths of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50061_n23-5">Anne Moore</rs>
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and Anne Settle who were present att the<lb></lb>
delivery of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50061_n23-6">Elizabeth Powell</rs>
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of the said male Bustard Child & other Circumstances<lb></lb>
That <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50061_n23-7">Thomas Roberts</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50061_geo16">Charles Street</rs>
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near St James Square in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50061_geo17">Parish of<lb></lb>
St James</rs>
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within the Liberty of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50061_geo18">Westminster</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50061_geo19">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50061_occ8">Joyner</rs>
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&<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50061_occ9">Chaire maker</rs>
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did begett on the body of her the Said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50061_n23-8">Elizabeth Powell</rs>
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the Said<lb></lb>
Male Bastard Child, And doe therefore adjudge him the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50061_n23-9">Thomas Roberts</rs>
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to<lb></lb>
be the reputed Father thereof, And doe Order and appoint him the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50061_n23-10">Thomas<lb></lb>
Roberts</rs>
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forthwith upon notice of this our Order to pay to the said Churchwardens and<lb></lb>
Overseers of the poor of the Said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50061_geo20">parish of St Giles</rs>
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in the Feilds the Suine of Forty<lb></lb>
Shillings of Lawfull English money towards defraying the charged of the Said parish<lb></lb>
for releife of the said child for the first four weekes after the birth thereof & for the<lb></lb>
charge of her lying in As alsoe that he the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50061_n23-11">Thomas Roberts</rs>
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Shall Weekly<lb></lb>
and every weeke afterwards pay unto the Churchwardens and Overseers<lb></lb>
of the Poor of the Said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50061_geo21">Parish of St Giles</rs>
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in the Feilds the Sume of two Shillings<lb></lb>
& Six Pence weeke for and towards the releife and maintainance of the Said Male<lb></lb>
Bastard child for fee long time as the said child Shall be chargable to the Said parish<lb></lb>
And of and from the charge thereof at all times hereafter Shall Save harmless and<lb></lb>
indemperifie the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50061_geo22">parish of St Giles</rs>
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in the feilds in the said County and forthwith<lb></lb>
give Sufficient Securite to the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poore of the<lb></lb>
Said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50061_geo23">Parish of St Giles</rs>
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in the Feilds for the Performance of this our Order or appreare<lb></lb>
at the next Genall Quarter Sessions of the Peace to be holden for he Said County<lb></lb>
then and there to abide such Order as the Justices of the Peace or the More part<lb></lb>
of then shall take in that behalfe Given under our hands and Seals the twenty third<lb></lb>
day of December in the Tenth year of the Reigne of King William the Third Etc.<lb></lb>
Annogr Dnd 1698</p>
<p n="24"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50061_n24-1">Ra Bucknall</rs>
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,<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50061_n24-2">Rich Milnerss</rs>
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