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The Order of Thomas Jett< no role > and Nathaneil Booth< no role > Esqrs . two of his
Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County of Middx (Quorum Unus) living near
the Parish Church of Saint Andrew holborne made the twenty fifth day of July
Anno Domini one thousand seven hundred and twenty two according to the forme
of the Statute in that case made and provided touching a Male Bastard Child lately
borne in that part of the Parish of Saint Andrew holborne which lyeth in the libty
above the Barrs in the County of Middx oforesaid of the body of one Elizabeth
Towers
< no role > a Singlewoman the keeping of which child hath eversince the birth thereof
been a charge to the said Liberty and is soe likely to continue

Tho: Jett< no role >
N: Boothe


First upon the Examinacon of the said Elizabeth Towers< no role > (taken upon oath before us) and other
Circumstances Wee doe adjudge one Joseph Brown< no role > of Johnson's Court in Fleet Street within the parish
of Saint Dunstan in the West London Genll the putative Father of the said make bastard Child
And Wee doe hereby order him the said Joseph Brown< no role > upon notice of this our Order to pay or
cause to be paid to the Churchwarden and Overseers of the Poor of that part of the parish of Saint
Andrew holborne which lyeth in the liberty above the barrs aforesaid or to some or one of them the
suine of fory five shillings of good and lawfull money of great Britaine for the releife of the
said make bastard Child for the first four weeks after the birth thereof and for the charges of the
said Elizabeth Tower< no role > 's lyeing in And alsoe that he the said Joseph Brown< no role > shall weekly and every
[..] after the expiracon of the first four weeks aforesaid pay or cause to be paid to the said
Churchwarden and Overseers of the Poor or to the Churchwarden and Overseers of the Poor of the said
liberty above the barrs for the time being (their Successors) to some or one of them the sume of two
Shillings and sixpence of like lawfull money for and towards the releife and maintenance of the
said male bastard Child for so long and at such times as he Shall be chargeable to the said liberty
above the barrs untill he Shall attain the age of Eleven year's (if he shall soe laong live) at which
time the said Joseph Brown< no role > Shall pay or cause to be paid toe he Churchwarden and Overseers of the
Poor of the said Liberty aove the Barrs for the time being or to some or one of them the same of
four pounds of like lawfull money for and towards the putting forth apprentice the said male
bastrad Child to some lawfull calling And further Wee do order that the said Joseph Brown< no role > shall
pay and discharge the said Churchwarden and Overseers of the Poor and the Churchwarden and
Overseers of the Poor of the said Liberty above the Barrs for the time being and every of them of &
from all debto damages and demands already demanded or contracted or that may here after
be demanded or contracted of or by them or either of them for or by reason of the birth bringing up
or maintaining of the said male bastard Child in any case whatsoever And Lastly Wee doe
adjudge that upon notice of this one Order te Said Joseph Brown< no role > find sufficient Sureties to
the Churchwarden and Overseers of the Poor of the said Liberty above teh Barrs for the time
being or tow some or one of them for the true performance of all and Singular the respective Articles
contained in this our Order Given under our hand s and seales the day and year above written




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