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<p n="1054"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50845_geo420">Middlesex</rs>
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WE whose Hands and Seals are hereunto set two of his Majestys Justices of the<lb></lb>
Peace for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50845_geo421">County of Middlesex</rs>
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(one whereof being of the Quorum) Inhabiting<lb></lb>
in or next unto the limits of the Parish Church of the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50845_geo422">Saint<lb></lb>
John Hampstead</rs>
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in the said County having met together and heard the<lb></lb>
Complaint of the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish<lb></lb>
concerning a Female Bastard Child Born in the said Parish of the Body of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50845_n1054-2">Sarah Jones</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50845_occ210">Singlewoman</rs>
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on or about the Eighteenth day of February last<lb></lb>
which said Child is baptized by the name of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50845_n1054-13">Maria </rs>
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and is now Chargeable<lb></lb>
to the said Parish and is so likely to continue Do upon the Examination of the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50845_n1054-3">Sarah Jones</rs>
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taken before us upon Oath find and adjudge the said<lb></lb>
Complaint to be true And We do also find upon the Oath of the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50845_n1054-4">Sarah Jones</rs>
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that are <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50845_n1054-5">William Jones</rs>
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a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50845_occ211">Porter</rs>
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at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50845_geo423">White Hart</rs>
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Tavern<lb></lb>
in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50845_geo424">Holborn</rs>
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in the said County did beget on the Body of her the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50845_n1054-6">Sarah Jones</rs>
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the said Female Bastard Child And Whereas the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50845_n1054-7">William Jones</rs>
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hath been duly Summoned to appear before us<lb></lb>
this day to answer the said Complaint and shew cause why he should<lb></lb>
not be adjudged the Putative Father of the said Bastard Child<lb></lb>
And the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50845_n1054-8">William Jones</rs>
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appearing but not<lb></lb>
shewing sufficient cause to the Contrary WE the said Justices Do<lb></lb>
upon the examination upon Oath of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50845_n1054-9">Sarah Jones</rs>
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and other<lb></lb>
Circumstances adjudge him the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50845_n1054-10">William Jones</rs>
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to be the Putative<lb></lb>
Father of the said Female Bastard Child And Do Order appoint him<lb></lb>
forthwith upon Notice of this our Order to pay to the said Churchwardens<lb></lb>
and Overseers of the Poor or to some or one of them the Sum of Two<lb></lb>
Pounds twelve Shillings of lawful Money of Great Britain<lb></lb>
already by them expended for and on Account of the Relief and maintenance<lb></lb>
of the said Bastard Child As also that he the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50845_n1054-11">William Jones</rs>
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Sha<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Weekly and every Week from henceforth pay or cause to be paid to the Church<lb></lb>
Wardens and Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish of Saint <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50845_n1054-12">John Hampstead</rs>
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<lb></lb>
for the time being or to some or one of them the Sum of Two Shillings<lb></lb>
Six Pence of like lawful Money for and towards the relief and maintenance<lb></lb>
of the said Female Bastard Child for so long time as the said Bastard Child shall<lb></lb>
remain Chargeable to the said Parish Given under our Hands and Seals the<lb></lb>
Eighteenth day of April One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty Nine</p>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50845_n1055-2">Rust Clarke</rs>
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