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Whereas Complaint hath been made unto us whose hands & Seals
are hereunto Sett being two of his Matyes Justices of ye peace for ye sd.
County (Quorum Unus) in habiteing in or near ye Lymitts of ye Pish
Church of ye Pish of St. Clemt. Danes in ye sd. County of Middx by
Church Wardens & Overseers of ye poor of ye sd. Pish of St. Clemt. Danes
That Maria Plato< no role > Singlewoman was on ye Nineteenth day of the
Instant Novemr . delivered of a Male Bastard Child in ye sd. Pish
of St. Clemt. Danes wch. is as yett unbaptized And upon due Exam [..]
of the sd. Maria Plato < no role > taken before us upon Oath [..]
one Tho. [..]
borne of ye body of ye sd. Maria Plato< no role > aforesd. & that she & her [..]
Bastard Child have been & Still are a Charge to ye sd. Pish of St. Clemt.
Danes We ye sd. Justices do therefore Adjudge ye sd. Thos. Hudson< no role > to be
ye putative Far. of ye sd. Male Bastard Child And we doe further
Adjudge that ye sd. Maria Plato< no role > & her sd. Male Bastard Child [..]
been & Still are chargeable to ye Pish of St. Clemt. Danes And [..]
doe hereby Ordr. & appoint that ye sd. Thos. Hudson< no role > (a true [..]
of this our Ordr. being first delivered unto him) doe pay or [..]
to be pd. unto ye Church Wardens & Overseers of ye poor of ye sd. Pish
of St. Clemt. Danes for ye Months being in of ye sd. Maria Plato< no role > [..]
Sume of forty Shillings & five Shillings for ye Midwife And we
further Ordr. & appoint ye from ye Expiracon of ye Months lyeing
of the sd. Maria Plato< no role > ye sd. Thos. Hudson < no role > doe likewise pay or [..]
to be pd. unto ye sd. Church Wardens & Overseers of the poor the
Sume of two Shillings & Six pence Weekely & every Week
for Soe long time as ye sd. Male Bastard Child shall continue
chargeable to ye Inhabitants of the sd. Pish of St. Clemt. Danes to
by them layd out for the maintenance of the sd. Male Bastard
Child And lastly we doe further Ordr. & appoint that the sd. Thos.
Hudson< no role > doe forthwith give Suffict. Security to ye Church Wardens
& Overseers of ye poor of ye sd. Pish of St. Clemt. Danes for the [..]
performance of this our Ordr. Otherwise that he doe find the [..]
Suretyes for his psonall appearance at the next Generall Quarter
Sessions of ye peace to be holden for ye sd. County at Hicks's Hall
in St. John Street then & there to abide Such Ordr. as ye Co [..]
in that behalfe thinke fitt to make Given undr. our hands
& Seales the 24th day of Novemr. 1724