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<p n="200">To <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50434_n200-1">William Ward</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50434_geo175"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50434_geo176">Whitney</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50434_geo177">Oxfordshire</rs>
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</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50434_occ102">Shoemaker</rs>
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<p n="201">Whereason the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50434_date50">24th: day of May 1754</rs>
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an order was made by<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50434_n201-1">Henry Trent</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50434_n201-2">John Bricoe</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50434_occ103">Esqrs</rs>
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. two of his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50434_occ104">Justices of the<lb></lb>
peace</rs>
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for the City and liberty of Westmr. (one of the Quorum) dwelling in<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50434_geo178">Parish of St. James</rs>
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within the liberty of Westmr. in the County of Middx<lb></lb>
as well upon the Complaint of the then present Churchwardens and Over<lb></lb>
seers of the poor of the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50434_geo179">Parish of St. James</rs>
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as also by the oath of pr<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50434_n201-3">Catherine Bennet</rs>
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Single woman whereby you was adjudge to be the<lb></lb>
reputed father of a female bastard Child born of the body of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50434_n201-4">Catherine<lb></lb>
Benneton</rs>
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the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50434_date51">18th day of November 1752</rs>
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in the said Parish of St: James<lb></lb>
And Whereby you was ordered as well for the better releif and Keeping<lb></lb>
Indemnified the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50434_geo180">Parish. of St: James</rs>
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as for the maintainance and<lb></lb>
releife of the said female Bastard Child forthwith to pay or Cause to be<lb></lb>
paid to the then Churchwardens and Overseers of the poor of the Said pa-<lb></lb>
rish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50434_geo181">St. James</rs>
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aforesaid or some or one of them the sum of Twenty<lb></lb>
Shillings for an towards the necessary Charges the said Parish had<lb></lb>
been put unto on Account of the premisses and where by you were for<lb></lb>
then ordered to pay or Cause to be paid unto the said Church wardens and<lb></lb>
Overseers for the time being the sum of 2s:6d Weekly and every Week<lb></lb>
from the date thereof for and towards the treeping sustenation and Main<lb></lb>
-tainance of the said Child for and dicring so long time as the said<lb></lb>
female bastard Child should continue and be a Charge and burthen<lb></lb>
on the Said parish And Lastly the said Justices did order that you on<lb></lb>
Notice of that their order (a trise Copy being delivered to you) should<lb></lb>
forthwith put in sufficient surity for the performance of that their<lb></lb>
said order or else personally to appear at the then next General quar<lb></lb>
ter Sessions of the peace to be holden in and for the said City and Liberty<lb></lb>
then and there to abide such ordered as the Justices of the peace or the Major<lb></lb>
part of them then and there present shall think fit to make in that be-<lb></lb>
-half Against which said recited order you Exhibited your petition<lb></lb>
and appeal unto his Majesys Justices of the peace assembled at the<lb></lb>
present General Quarter Session of the peace holden for the said City<lb></lb>
and liberty of Westmr: at which Sessions upon hearing the said petition<lb></lb>
and appeal the same was Disallowed and the aforesaid order of the said<lb></lb>
two Justices of the peace was ratified and Confirmed And Whereas the<lb></lb>
Sum of Four pounds and five shillings hath been already laid out<lb></lb>
and Expended by the said Churchwardens and Overseers of the poor of<lb></lb>
the said parish of St: James for and on Account of the premisses above men-<lb></lb>
tioned and which is now unsatisfied and unpaid by you Therefore</p>
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