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<p n="109"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Middlx Ss.</note>
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To the Right Worshipfull the Justices in his Majtys:<lb></lb>
Comcor of the Peace Now Sitting at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50234_geo51">Hick's Hall</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
the County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50234_geo52">Middlx</rs>
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<p n="110">Whereas by an Order of Adjudicacon made by <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50234_n110-1">Samuel Jones</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50234_n110-2">Philip Willshire</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50234_occ35">Esqrs</rs>
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. two of his Majtyes: <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50234_occ36">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the<lb></lb>
Said County under their hands and Seals bearing date the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50234_date21">Tenth<lb></lb>
day of January last past</rs>
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(Quorum Ind) Setingforth That it appeared<lb></lb>
into them That <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50234_n110-3">Mary Harris</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50234_occ37">Singlewoman</rs>
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was on the Twenty third <lb></lb>
day of December then last delivered of a Male Bastard Child in the<lb></lb>
Hamlet of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50234_geo53"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50234_geo54">Mile End Old Town</rs>
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in the Parish of St. Dunstan Stepney</rs>
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not then Baptized (the said Hamlet having a Churchwarden and<lb></lb>
Overseers of the Poor and Maintaining their own Poor distinctly)<lb></lb>
which was become chargeable to the said Parish And that it Appeared<lb></lb>
unto them as well by the Exaiacon of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50234_n110-30">Mary Harris</rs>
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taken<lb></lb>
on her Oath before them that day As also by diverse other Good<lb></lb>
Proofe & Circumstances that <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50234_n110-5">John Smith</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50234_occ38">Gentl</rs>
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. was the onely and<lb></lb>
true father of the said Maler Bastard Child Wherefore the Sd. Justices<lb></lb>
did Adjudge him the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50234_n110-31">John Smith</rs>
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to be the onely Putative father<lb></lb>
of the said Male Bastard Child And did thereby Order him the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50234_n110-32">John Smith</rs>
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to Pay or cause to be Paid unto the Churchwarden and<lb></lb>
Overseers of the Poor of the Sd: Hamlet or to Some or one of them<lb></lb>
the Sume of Eleven pounds & thirteen shilly of Lawfull money of<lb></lb>
Great Britain on Demand thereof the said Sume being already<lb></lb>
then Disburst and Paid by the Sd: Churchwardens and Overseers of <lb></lb>
the Poor for and towards the Maintainance and keeping of the said<lb></lb>
Maler Bastard Child and other necessary Charges thereby Accrened<lb></lb>
And did thereby also Order him the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50234_n110-36">John Smith</rs>
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to pay or cause <lb></lb>
to be paid Weekly and every Week from the day of the date thereof<lb></lb>
unto the said Churchwarden & Overseers of the Poor of the Sd. Hamlet<lb></lb>
and their Successors for the time being or to Some or one of them for<lb></lb>
and towards the Maintainance and keeping of the said Male bastard<lb></lb>
Child the Sume of Three Shillings per Week of like lawfull money<lb></lb>
And the Payment thereof to Continue so long as the Sd: Male bastard<lb></lb>
Child shall be a Charge to the said Parish (Except the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50234_n110-35">John Smith</rs>
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<lb></lb>
shall otherwise Discharge the said Hamlet of such Charge and<lb></lb>
Burthen as shall in any manner of wise accrew there unto by<lb></lb>
reason or means<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
of the said Male bastard Child upon<lb></lb>
Notice of Such their Order And Also that he the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50234_n110-37">John Smith</rs>
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<lb></lb>
shall Pay or cause to be paid unto the Sd. Churchwarden and<lb></lb>
Overseers of the Poor of the said Hamlet for the time being or to<lb></lb>
some or one of them the Sume of Five pounds when the said Male-<lb></lb>
bastard Child shall Attain his full Age of Ten years for and toward <lb></lb>
the placeing forth the said Male bastard Child an Apprentice<lb></lb>
to Some Lawfull Trade or calling or otherwise to Appear at<lb></lb>
the then next General Quarter Sessions of the Peace to be holden</p>
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