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Wee whose Names are Subscribed & Seals here to affixed Two of Her Maties
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Peace for the County of Middlesex One whereof being of the Quorum & Inhabiting next
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the Parish Church of the Parish of St Andrew Holborn in the County aforesaid Har
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together & heard the complaint of the Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish of
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Holborn in the Liberty above the Barrs in the said County concerning a Female P
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Child born in the said Liberty On the Body of
Jane Edwards< no role >
Singlewoman
On the Twen
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day of August last past which is Baptized
Frances < no role >
& hath ever since the Bir
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been chargable to the said Liberty & soe likely to continue, Doe find upon Exa
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of
Jone Clavering< no role >
taken upon Oath being Midwife
to her the said Jane Ed
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Travaile & delivery of the said Female Bastard Child as also upon the respect
of
Elizabeth Street< no role >
Frances Wilkinson< no role >
&
Elizabeth Balch< no role >
who were all of them
and assisting at the Delivery of the said Jane Edwards of the said Female Ba
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& other causes & circumstances, That
Gilbert Rippington< no role >
of Ludgate Street
Woolen Draper
did begett on the Body of her the said
Jane Edwards< no role >
the said
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Bastard Child, And Doe adjudge him the said
Gilbert Rippington< no role >
to be the
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Father thereof, And Doe Order & appoint him the said
Gilbert Rippington< no role >
for
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upon notice of this our Order to pay unto the Overseers of the Poor of the
Pa
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Andrew Holborn
in the Liberty above the Barrs
The Sume of One Pound
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of Lawfull English Money Soe much being laid out & expended by the
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the poor the first four weekes after the Birth thereof for releif of the
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Bastard Child & for the charge of her lying Inn, And that he the said G
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Rippington shall also forthwith pay down to the said Overseers of the Poor the
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of Two Shillings p weeke for every weeke since the expiration of the first four we
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this time Soe much being laid out & expended by the said Overseers of the Poor for
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& maintainance of the said Female Bastard Child, And also Shall weekly & ever
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afterwards pay unto the said Overseers of the Poor the sume of Two Shillings
for & towards the releif & maintainance of the said Female Bastard Child fo
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time as the said Female Bastard Child shall remain chargable to the said Liberty
& from the charge thereof at all times hereafter shall safe harmless & Judempri
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Parish of St Andrew Holborn in the Liberty above the Barrs & forthwith give Suffi
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to the Overseers of the Poor of the said Liberty to performe this our Order or
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the next Genall Quarter Sessions of the Peace to be held for the said County of Mid
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Then & there to abide Such Order as the Justices of the Peace or the more par
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shall take in that behalfe Given under Our Hands & Seals the Seventh day of
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Anno Dni 1702
Tho; Owen< no role >
Rich Milner< no role >