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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50244_n54-1">John Ellis</rs>
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Gifford</note>
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We whose hands and Seals are hereunto Sit two of his Majesties<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50244_occ13">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50244_geo36">Midlesex</rs>
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one whereof being<lb></lb>
of the Quor notwithstanding within the Limitts of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50244_geo37"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50244_geo38">Parish<lb></lb>
Church</rs>
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of the Parish of St. Gyles's in the Fields</rs>
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in the said<lb></lb>
County having met together and heard the Complaint of the<lb></lb>
Church waarden and Overseers of the Poor of the Said Parish of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50244_geo39">St: Gyles's in the Fields</rs>
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concerning a Female Bastard Child born<lb></lb>
in the Said Parish on the Body of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50244_n54-2">Ann Curtis</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50244_occ14">Singlewoman</rs>
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on<lb></lb>
the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50244_date25">thirteenth day of this Instant Month of April</rs>
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which is<lb></lb>
baptized <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50244_n54-72">Ann</rs>
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and hath ever Since the Birth thereof been Charge-<lb></lb>
able to the said Parish and is so likely to continue Do find upon<lb></lb>
Examination of the Said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50244_n54-24">Ann Curtis</rs>
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taken upon Oath that one<lb></lb>
Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50244_n54-3">Stephen Morris</rs>
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at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50244_geo40"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50244_geo41">Rose Tavern</rs>
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in St: Mary le Bone</rs>
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did beget on the Body of her the Said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50244_n54-28">Ann Curtis</rs>
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the Said<lb></lb>
Female Bastard Child We the Said Justices do adjudge him the<lb></lb>
Said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50244_n54-32">Stephen Morris</rs>
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the Putative Father of the Said Female<lb></lb>
Bastard Child And do order and appoint him the Said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50244_n54-64">Stephen<lb></lb>
Morris</rs>
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forthwith upon Notice of this our Order to pay to the<lb></lb>
Said Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor or to Some or one<lb></lb>
of them the Sume of Forty Shillings of lawfull money of Great<lb></lb>
Britain already expended by the Said Churchwardens and<lb></lb>
Overseers of the Poor for Relief of the Said Female Bastard<lb></lb>
Child for the first four<obscured></obscured>
after the Birth thereof and for the<lb></lb>
Charge of her Lying with also that he the Said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50244_n54-21">Stephen Morris</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Shall Weekly and every Week from thence forth pay to the Said<lb></lb>
Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor or to Some or any of<lb></lb>
them the Sume of Two Shillings and Six pence of like lawfull<lb></lb>
money for and towards the Relief and Maintenance of the<lb></lb>
Said Female Bastard Child for So long time as the Said Female<lb></lb>
Bastard Child Shall remain chargeable to the Said Parish and<lb></lb>
that he Shall of and from the Charge of the Said Female Bastard<lb></lb>
Child at all times hereafter Save harmless and indempnify the<lb></lb>
Said Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50244_geo42">St: Gyles's in the Fields</rs>
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Given under our Hands<lb></lb>
and Seals this <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50244_date26">Nine and Twentyeth day of April Annoq Dom<lb></lb>
1727</rs>
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