1690 16 July

Middx ss:

The order of Robert Hastings< no role > Esqr . and John Caine< no role >
Esqr . two of there Maties Justices of the peace of and for the
Said County (where of one is of the Lorivd) and both reseding in
or were the humitt where the parish Church of St Pauls
Shadwell in the County aforesaid is) made this St: & tenth day
of July Jn the yeare of our Lord 1690 (according to the forme
of the Statute in that case made and provided) touching the
Female bastard Child late born in the parish of St. Pauls
Shadwell aforesaid of the body of Anne Jones< no role > This name instance is in set 2340. of the same
parish Widow The beginas of which said Bastard Child
Hath over Since the birth there of and Still is chargeable to the
parish aforesaid and soe likely to continue changeable.

First upon our examination of the Cause and Circumstance and
due consideracon there of by us hads widow adjodg Shadrath
Norton< no role > of Primrose Alley in the parish of St Leonard
Shorditch Weaver the reputed Father of the Said Bastard [..]
And for the relife of the said parish wee doe thereby order
as followeth

Wee doe Order that the said reputed Father doe immediatly upon
such of this our Order pay or cause to be paid to the overseers
of the peace of the said parish of Shadwell the sum of Three
pounds of lawfull money of England towards the money by there
disbursed for or towards the beeping of the said bastard Child
from the time of the birth here of untill the date of this own order.

Wee doe likewise Order that upon every Thursday which Shard
after the date of this our Order untill the Said Bastard Child Shall
attaine unto this aye of Tenn yeares the said reputed Father Shea
likewise pay unto the Overseers of the poore of the last said parish
for the time being) or to Some or one of them Sixtenne peace of
lawfull money of England towards the charges by them to tell
disbursed toward the Beeping of the bastard Child aforesaid if
the Said bastard Shallbe for long changeable to the said parish Wee doe farther
Order that the Said bastard Child Shallbe Kept and nourished by
this said Mother untill he shall attained unto the age aforesaid