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<p n="100"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Middx ss.<lb></lb>
Bateman<lb></lb>
Leo: Hamond</note>
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Whereas it appeareth unto us, whose hands<lb></lb>
and seals are hereunto sett, two of her Mati. Justices<lb></lb>
of the Peace of the County of Middx (Quorom urres)<lb></lb>
upon the Complaint of the Church Wardens and<lb></lb>
Overseers of the Poor of Hampton Town in the<lb></lb>
said County That a certain Male Infant Child,<lb></lb>
was lately secretly left in the said Term, which<lb></lb>
hath already been, and is likely to become further<lb></lb>
chargable to the said Town, And Whereas it<lb></lb>
appeareth unto us by the Examinatcon of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50131_n100-1">Elizabeth Evens</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50131_n100-1" type="surname" value="EVENS"></interp>
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upon Oath, that the said child<lb></lb>
was lately borne in the Leberty or Hambett of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50131_geo27">Hampton Wick</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50131_geo27" type="placeName" value="Hampton Wick"></interp>
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in this County in the house of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50131_n100-2">Daniel Merchant</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50131_n100-2" type="surname" value="MERCHANT"></interp>
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, and it otherwise appearing unto<lb></lb>
us by the examination before by us taken of the<lb></lb>
Mother, that the said Male Infant Child is a<lb></lb>
Bastard wherefore wee do adjudge the said<lb></lb>
Male Infant child to be legally Setled in the said<lb></lb>
Leberty or Hambett of Hampton Wick, and that<lb></lb>
lee is likely to became further Chargable to that<lb></lb>
part of Hall Parish called the Town of Hampton<lb></lb>
These are therefore in her Matr. named to Command<lb></lb>
you forthwith to receive and County the said<lb></lb>
Male Infant Bastard child, from that part of the<lb></lb>
parish of Hampton called Hampton Towns, to that<lb></lb>
part of the same parish called Hampton Wick<lb></lb>
in this County, and deliver him unto the Church<lb></lb>
Wardens and Overseer of the Poor there, who<lb></lb>
are hereby required to provide for him according<lb></lb>
to Law. Given under our hands and seals the<lb></lb>
<rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50131_date16">20th. of January Anno Domini 1712</rs>
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