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. Two of her Majties.
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Justices of the peace
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for the said Co
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and Libty (Quorum) Inhabiting next the Limits of the Parish Church
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of
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. upon Oath of
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Mother of a Female Bastard Child born on the Thirteen
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day of March Last past in the house of Mr Cook in
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, and which is named Ann that one Mr
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John St Ament of
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. did beget on ye body
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the said Female Bastard Child. which Child
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is become Chargeable to the said
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of which the
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Church Wardens and Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish have Complaind
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Wee the said
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upon the Examination of the sd Ann
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Moorey Mother of the said Female Bastard Child & other Convincing
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Circumstances us hereunto moving do hereby adjudge to declare the
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said John St Ament to be the reputed Father of The said
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Female Bastard Child born of the body of the said
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as aforesaid, and thereupon Wee do order as well for The releif
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and to save harmless and indempnified The said Parish as for
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The Maintaining and keeping The said Bastard Child That the said
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JohnSt Ament shall pay or cause to be paid to the
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Church Wardens and Overseers of the poor of the said Parish for
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The time being or to some or one of Them the Sum of Eleven
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Shillings and Six pence a Week for the first four Weeks from the
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birth of the said Child. and after the Expiration of the first four Weeks
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the said John St Ament shall likewise pay or Cause to be paid to
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the Church Wardens and Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish
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for the time being or unto some or one of them Weekly & every
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week the Sum of Two Shillings and Six pence of Law full
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Money of Great Brittain for and towards the maintainance
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and releif of the said Female Bastard Child for so Long time
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as the said Female Bastard Child shall remain chargeable
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to ye said Parish And Lastly Wee do Order the said John
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St Ament do forthwith upon Sight of this our Order a True
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Coppy thereof being delivered unto him give Sufficient
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Security for the performance of the same or otherwise to
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find Securitys to answer his Contempt and To abide such
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further Order as the Court of Justices Assembled in their
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Quarter Sessions for the Libty of Westmr. shall then think
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fit to make therein Given under our hands and
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Seals the 25th day of May. 1709.
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