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The Order of
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William Bleamire
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two of his Majesty's
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Justices of
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in and for the said County one whereof is
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of the Quorum, and both residing next unto the Limits
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of the Parish Church within the
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in the said County
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made the
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Twenty
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Sixth Day of
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May
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July 1798
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concerning a Male
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Bastard Child, lately born in the Liberty
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aforesaid, of the Body of
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Mary Shaw
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W: Bleamire
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Adraham
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WHEREAS it hath appeared unto us the said Justices, as well upon the complaint
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of the
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Church Wardens and
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Overseers of the Poor of the said Liberty
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as upon the Oath of the said
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Mary Shaw
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that she the said
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Mary Shaw
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on the Fifteenth Day of
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November now last past, was delivered of a Male Bastard Child, in
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Aaron Court in the said Liberty in the said
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County and that the said Male Bastard Child is
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likely to be
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Chargeable
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to the said Liberty and further, that
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John Crawford
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of Plough Court
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in the said
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did beget the said
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Bastard Child on the Body of her the said
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Mary Shaw
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and Whereas
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the said
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John Crawford
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having been duly summoned that not appeared
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before us but hath not shew any sufficient cause why he the said
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John
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should not be adjudge the reputed further of the said Male
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Bastard child
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We therefore, upon Examination of the Cause and Circumstance of the Premises, as
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well upon the Oath of the said
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as otherwise, do hereby
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adjudge him the said
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to be the reputed Father of the
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said Bastard Child.
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And thereupon we do order, as well for the better Relief of the said Liberty
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as for the Sustentation and Relief of the said Bastard Child, that
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the said
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shall and do forthwith, upon Notice of this our Order,
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pay or cause it to be paid to the said
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Church Wardens and
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Overseers of the Poor of the
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said Liberty or to some or one of them the Sum of £1-9-5
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for and towards the
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Lying in of the said and the
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Main
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tenance of the said Bastard Child, to the Time of making this our Order.
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And we do also hereby further order, that the said
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John Crawford
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Shall like wise
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Pay, or cause to be paid, to the
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Church Wardens and
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Overseers of the Poor of the said
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Liberty for the Time being, or to some or one of them, the sum of
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Two Shillings Six pence Weekly and every Week from the present Time, for and towards the
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Keeping, Sustentation, and Maintenance of the said Bastard child, for and during so long
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Time as the said Bastard Child shall be chargeable to the said Liberty
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And we do further order, that the said
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Mary shaw
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Shall also pay
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or cause to be paid to the said
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Church Wardens and
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Overseers of the Poor of the said
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Liberty for the Time being, or to some or one of them, the Sum of
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Six pence Weekly and every Week, so long as the said Bastard Child
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Shall be chargeable to the said Liberty in case she shall not nurse
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and take case of the said Child herself.
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Given under our Hands and Seals the Day and Year first above written.
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Sold by COLES, KNIGHT, and DUNN, Stationers, No. 19, Fleet Street.
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