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Bateman
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Leo: Hamond
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Whereas it appeareth unto us, whose hands
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and seals are hereunto sett, two of her Mati. Justices
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of the Peace of the County of Middx (Quorom urres)
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upon the Complaint of the Church Wardens and
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Overseers of the Poor of Hampton Town in the
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said County That a certain Male Infant Child,
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was lately secretly left in the said Term, which
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hath already been, and is likely to become further
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chargable to the said Town, And Whereas it
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appeareth unto us by the Examinatcon of
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Elizabeth Evens
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upon Oath, that the said child
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was lately borne in the Leberty or Hambett of
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Hampton Wick
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in this County in the house of
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Daniel Merchant
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, and it otherwise appearing unto
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us by the examination before by us taken of the
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Mother, that the said Male Infant Child is a
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Bastard wherefore wee do adjudge the said
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Male Infant child to be legally Setled in the said
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Leberty or Hambett of Hampton Wick, and that
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lee is likely to became further Chargable to that
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part of Hall Parish called the Town of Hampton
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These are therefore in her Matr. named to Command
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you forthwith to receive and County the said
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Male Infant Bastard child, from that part of the
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parish of Hampton called Hampton Towns, to that
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part of the same parish called Hampton Wick
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in this County, and deliver him unto the Church
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Wardens and Overseer of the Poor there, who
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are hereby required to provide for him according
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to Law. Given under our hands and seals the
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20th. of January Anno Domini 1712
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