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