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Whereas it appearreth unto us <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50302_n153-1">Robert Dennett</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50302_n153-2">Clifford William Phillips</rs>
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Esqrs.<lb></lb>
two of his Maties <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50302_occ45">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50302_geo88">County of Middlesex</rs>
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(One being of the Quorum) Inhabiting<lb></lb>
in or next the Limits of the Parish Church of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50302_geo89">Parish of St. George</rs>
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in the Said County Upon the<lb></lb>
Examinacon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50302_n153-6">Hannah Canterbury</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50302_occ46">wife</rs>
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of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50302_n153-3">William Canterbury</rs>
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taken in writeing and<lb></lb>
upon Oath the 15th day of May 1734 That in the Month of March last was two years she<lb></lb>
the parted with her said husband he then belonging to the Shipp call'd the Bristol Merchant<lb></lb>
Capr. Marshall Comander then bound up the Streights beyond the Seas where he then went and<lb></lb>
hath not Since returnd not hath she seen him Since And it further appear's unto<lb></lb>
us the said Justices of the Peace that upwards for Six months after the said Hannah <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50302_geo90">Canterbury</rs>
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had parted with her said husband the said Shipp being then out of England one <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50302_n153-4">Robert<lb></lb>
Negus</rs>
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a Cooper who lives in brewhouse lane in the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50302_geo91">St. John of Wapping</rs>
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Kept<lb></lb>
her company for Several Months and had Several times the Carual Knowledge of her<lb></lb>
body by which she conceivd with Child by him the said Robert Negus And that on<lb></lb>
the 13th day of October last pest she was delivered of a Female bastard Child in the<lb></lb>
house of one Butcher in May fields buildings in the Said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50302_geo92">Parish of St. George</rs>
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which said<lb></lb>
Female bastard Child is become a Charge to the said parish and is so likely to continue of<lb></lb>
which the Church wardens and Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish have complaind<lb></lb>
And Whereas it further appearreth unto us the said Justices of the Peace upon<lb></lb>
the further examinacon of the said Hannah <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50302_geo93">Canterbury</rs>
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taken in Writeing and upon Oath<lb></lb>
that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50302_n153-5">Robert Negus</rs>
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did beget on the body of her the said Hannah <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50302_geo94">Canterbury</rs>
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the said<lb></lb>
Female bastard Child Therefore we the said Justices of the Peace Do adjudge him the said<lb></lb>
Robert Negus the Only and true Pulative Father of the said Female Bastard And do Order<lb></lb>
and Appoint him the said Robert Negus further with upon notice of the our Order to pay to<lb></lb>
the said Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish or to some or one of<lb></lb>
the same of One pound Seven Shillings and Six pence the said Sum being by them allready<lb></lb>
disbursed and paid for and towards the reliefe and maintenance of the Said Female Bastard<lb></lb>
Child and other incident and Necessary charges Accrewed for and by reason of the Birth of<lb></lb>
of the said Female bastard Child in the said Parish And also we do hereby further Order<lb></lb>
him the said Robert Negus to pay or cause to be paid Weekly and every Week to the<lb></lb>
Said Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor and their Successors for the time being or to<lb></lb>
Some or one of them the Sum of two Shillings and Six pence a week weekly<del>as aforesaid</del>
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from the day of the date hereof for and towards the maintenance and Keeping the said<lb></lb>
Female bastard Child for so long time as she shall remaine as Charge to the said Parish<lb></lb>
And that he Shall of and from the Charge of the said Female Bastard Child at all times<lb></lb>
here after save harmless and Indemnify the said parish by him the said Robert Negus<lb></lb>
giving forthwith Security to performe the Same Given under and hands and Seale this<lb></lb>
<rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50302_date27">15th day of May Anno Dom 1734</rs>
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