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The Order of
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Edward
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two of his Majesty's Justices of
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the Peace in and for the said County one whereof is
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of the Quorum, and both residing next unto the Limits of
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the Parish Church within the Parish of
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in the said County
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made the Twentieth Day of August
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1789
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concerning a Female
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Bastard Child, lately born in the Parish of
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aforesaid, of the Body of
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Ann Burrell
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WHEREAS is hath appeared unto us the said Justices, as well upon the Complaint
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of the Church-Wardens and Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish of
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as upon the Oath of the said
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that the the said
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on the Second Day of
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July now last past, was delivered of a Female Bastard Child, at No. 18 in
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Market Row in the said Parish of
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in the said
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County and the the said Female Bastard Child is like to be chargeable
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to the said Parish :and further, that
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of
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in the
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Gent did beget the said
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Bastard Child on the Body of her the said
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Ann Burrell
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and Whereas the said
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John Pooke
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hath appeared before us but hath not shewed any
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sufficient came why he the said
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John Pooke
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shall not be the
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reputed father of the said Bastard Child
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We therefore, upon Examination of the Cause and Circumstance of the Premises, as well
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upon the Oath of the said
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as otherwise, do hereby
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adjudge him the said John Pooke to be the reputed Father of the said
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Bastard Child.
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And thereupon we do Order, as well for the better Relief of the said Parish of
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as for the Sustentation and Relief of the said Bastard Child, that the
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said
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shall and do forthwith, upon Notice of this our Order,
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pay or cause to be paid to the said Church-Wardens and Overseers of the Poor of the said
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Parish of
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or to some or one of them, the Sum of Two Pound
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for and towards the Lying-in of the said
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Ann Burrell
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and the Maintenance
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of the said Bastard Child, to the Time of making this our Order.
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And we do also hereby further Order, that the said
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John Pooke
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shall likewise
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pay, or cause to be paid, to the Church-Wardens and Overseers of the Poor of the said
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</
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Parish of
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St. Mary Le Bone
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for the Time being, or to some or one of them, the Sum of
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Three Shillings Weekly and every Week from the present Time, for and towards the
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Keeping, Sustentation; and Maintenance of the said Bastard Child, for and during so long
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Time as the said Bastard Child shall be chargeable to the said Parish of
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St. Mary Le Bone
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J Barnfather
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And we do further Order, that the said
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Ann Burrell
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shall also pay,
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>
or cause to be paid to the said Church-Wardens and Overseers of the Poor of the said
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</
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>
Parish of
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St. Mary Le Bone
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>
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=
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</
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for the Time being, or to some or one of them, the Sum of
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Six Pence Weekly and every Week, so long as the said Bastard Child
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shall be chargeable to the said Parish of
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St. Mary Le Bone
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, in case the shall not nurse
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and take Care of the said Child herself.
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Given under our Hands and Seals the Day and Year first above written.
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