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as well upon the Complaint of the then present Churchwardens and Over
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seers of the poor of the said
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reputed father of a female bastard Child born of the body of the said
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18th day of November 1752
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in the said Parish of St: James
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And Whereby you was ordered as well for the better releif and Keeping
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Indemnified the said
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as for the maintainance and
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releife of the said female Bastard Child forthwith to pay or Cause to be
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aforesaid or some or one of them the sum of Twenty
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Shillings for an towards the necessary Charges the said Parish had
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been put unto on Account of the premisses and where by you were for
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then ordered to pay or Cause to be paid unto the said Church wardens and
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Overseers for the time being the sum of 2s:6d Weekly and every Week
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from the date thereof for and towards the treeping sustenation and Main
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-tainance of the said Child for and dicring so long time as the said
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female bastard Child should continue and be a Charge and burthen
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on the Said parish And Lastly the said Justices did order that you on
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Notice of that their order (a trise Copy being delivered to you) should
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forthwith put in sufficient surity for the performance of that their
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said order or else personally to appear at the then next General quar
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ter Sessions of the peace to be holden in and for the said City and Liberty
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then and there to abide such ordered as the Justices of the peace or the Major
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part of them then and there present shall think fit to make in that be-
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-half Against which said recited order you Exhibited your petition
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and appeal unto his Majesys Justices of the peace assembled at the
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present General Quarter Session of the peace holden for the said City
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and liberty of Westmr: at which Sessions upon hearing the said petition
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and appeal the same was Disallowed and the aforesaid order of the said
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two Justices of the peace was ratified and Confirmed And Whereas the
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Sum of Four pounds and five shillings hath been already laid out
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and Expended by the said Churchwardens and Overseers of the poor of
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the said parish of St: James for and on Account of the premisses above men-
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tioned and which is now unsatisfied and unpaid by you Therefore
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