Middx
to witt}
John Pall

Whereas Catherine Nicholls< no role > of the Parish of Christ Church in the County aforesaid Widdow was on the [..]
20th. Day of March last past , Delivered a Male Bastard Child in Spittall fields Markett in the Parish
of Christ Church aforesaid who was Britized by the Name of William< no role > and is now liveing and is chargeable
To the said Parish and is likely to Continue so We whose Hands and Seals are hereunto Sett Two of his
Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the said County of Middx (One being of the Quorum) and both Dwelling
in the said County haveing upon the C [..] laint of the Church Wardens and Overseers of the poor of the said
Parish taken upon Us the hearing at Examination of the said Cause Do find by the Examination of
the said Catherine Nicholls Taken B [..] re Us upon Oath & other Proofs & Circumstances That One
William Fitts< no role > of the Parish of Christ Church aforesaid in the County aforesaid Fruiterer is the
Reputed Father of the said Male Bastard Child Whereupon We Adjudge That he the said William
Fitts< no role > is the Reputed Father of the said Male Bastard Child And We Do Order That he the
said William Fitts< no role > shall on Sight of this our Order Pay or Cause To be paid Unto the Church
Wardens or Overseers of the Poor of [..] said Parish or to One of them the sum of Eight Shillings of
Law full money of Great Britain [..] much being by them allready Expended & Disbursed for & towards
the charge ariseing by the said Male Bastard Child being Born in the said Parish and for other
[..] Occasioned thereby, And That he the said William Fitts the Reputed
Father shall also Weekly & every Week from & after the Date hereof (So long as the said Male Bastard
Child shall be chargeable to the said Parish) Pay or Cause To be Paid Unto the Church Wardens &
Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish or One of them the sum of Two Shillings & Six Pence of
Pike Lawfull money of Great Britain For & towards the Maintenance Keeping & Education of the
said Male Bastard Child Given Under Our Hand's & Seals the 4th. Day of Sepr. 1747

Boulton Mainwaring< no role >