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To the Churchwardens & Overseers for the Poor of the Parish
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of St. James within the Libty of Westmr. in the County of Middx
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Whereas it appears to us whose hands & Seals are hereunto
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Set two of his Majties:
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Justices of the Peace
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Sd. County Middx. upon oath as Well as by your Complaint that
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delivered of a Male Bastard child in your Sd.
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and that she the Sd.
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Ann Smith
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hath since Run away out of
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the sd. Parish and left the sd. Child a Charge upon the sd.
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Parish where it was born and to which the sd. Child in likely
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to Continue Chargeable And Whereas it likewise appears
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to us the sd. Justices upon Oath that one
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Frances Stephenson
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now hath in her Custody and Possession
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One Deal wooden Box Wherein are (locked up One Red
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Mantua Silk Gown, and one petticoat of the same silk, One
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Blew Tastals night Gown, one blue Persian quilled
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Petticoat, one Flannell Petticoats, and some Linnen, and
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that all the sd. Goods are the property of the sd.
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Anne Smith
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the la
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as aforesd. Now we the sd. Justices in Pursuance of the
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Stat in the behalf made do hereby order you the sd. Church-
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Wardens & Overseers of the Poor of the Sd.
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Gowns Petticoats & Linnen therein locked up being the Goods &
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and now in the Custody & Possion
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Frances Stephenson
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as herein before in particularly
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Menconed for & towards the Discharge of the sd. Parish to be
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Confirmed at the Sessions for the bringing up & Providing for the
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sd. Male bastard Child Given under our hands & Seals this
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22d.
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day of March Anno Dom
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1730
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