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WE whose Hands and Seals are hereunto set, two of His Majes-<lb></lb>
ty's Justices of the Peace for the of<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50309_geo43">County Middlesex</rs>
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(One <lb></lb>
whereof being of the Quorum) and inhabiting in or next unto the <lb></lb>
Limits of the Parish Church of the Parish ofSaint Luke<lb></lb>
in the said County, having met together, and <lb></lb>
heard the Complaint of the Church-Wardens and Overseers of the<lb></lb>
Poor of the said Parish ofSaint Lukeconcerning <lb></lb>
aFemaleBastard Child born in the said Parish, on the Body of<lb></lb>
Mary Walkwoodon the24th.day ofAugust in the Year <lb></lb>
One Thousand Seven hundred & thirtywhich is Baptizedby the Name of Dennishath ever<lb></lb>
since the Birth thereof been chargeable to the said Parish, and so like-<lb></lb>
ly to continue; do find, upon Examination to the said<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50309_n60-1">Mary <lb></lb>
Walkwood</rs>
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taken upon Oath before Us, that<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50309_n60-2">Samuel Owen</rs>
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did beget on the Body of her the said<lb></lb>
Mary Walkwoodthe saidFemaleBastard Child.<lb></lb>
And we do adjudge him the said<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50309_n60-3">Samuel Owen</rs>
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to be<lb></lb>
the Putative Father thereof; And do order and appoint him the <lb></lb>
said<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50309_n60-4">Samuel Owen</rs>
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forthwith, upon Notice of this Our<lb></lb>
Order (a true Copy being first delivered to him) to pay or cause to<lb></lb>
be paid to the Church-Wardens and Overseers of the Poor, or to<lb></lb>
some or one of them, the sum ofForty Five Shillings<lb></lb>
of good and lawful Money of Great Britain, towards defraying the <lb></lb>
Charge of the said Parish of<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50309_geo44">Saint Luke</rs>
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for Relief of the saidFemaleBastard Child, for the<lb></lb>
first four Weeks after the Birth thereof, and for the Charge of her <lb></lb>
Lying in. As also that the said<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50309_n60-5">Samuel Owen</rs>
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shall<lb></lb>
Weekly, and every Week afterwards, pay unto the said Church-Wardens<lb></lb>
and Overseers of the Poor, and to the Church-Wardens and Over-<lb></lb>
seers of the Poor of the said Parish for the Time being, or to some <lb></lb>
or one of them, the sum oftwo shillings and Six penceof like lawful<lb></lb>
Money, for and towards the Relief and Maintenance of the saidFemale <lb></lb>
hath orBastard Child, for so long time as the saidFemaleBastard <lb></lb>
Child Shall remain chargeable to be said Parish. And of and from <lb></lb>
the Charge thereof, at all times hereafter, shall save Harmless, and<lb></lb>
indemnifie the said Parish ofSaint Lukeand <lb></lb>
forthwith give sufficient Security to the Church-Wardens and Over-<lb></lb>
seers of the Poor of the said Parish ofSaint Luke <lb></lb>
for the true Performance of this Our Order: Or to appear <lb></lb>
at the next General Quarter Sessions of the Peace, to be held for the <lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50309_geo45">County of Middlesex</rs>
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then and there to abide such Order as the<lb></lb>
Justices of the Peace, or the most part of them, shall take in that behalf<lb></lb>
(if they then and there make any) and if at the said Sessions, the <lb></lb>
said Justices shall make no other Order; then to abide and perform<lb></lb>
this Our Order. Given under our Hands and Seals this<rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50309_date19">Ninth <lb></lb>
Day ofSeptember</rs>
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1734</p>
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