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Westm} ss.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65329_n15-1">Philip Howard</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65329_n15-2">John Ellis</rs>
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Whereas due proof hath been made before us <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65329_n15-3">Philip Howard</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65329_n15-4">John Ellis</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65329_occ6">Esqrs</rs>
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. Two of her Majties. <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65329_occ7">Justices of the peace</rs>
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for the said Co<obscured></obscured>
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and Libty (Quorum) Inhabiting next the Limits of the Parish Church<obscured></obscured>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65329_geo13">St James in the Libty of Westm</rs>
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. upon Oath of <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65329_n15-5">Ann Moorey</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65329_occ8">Single Woman</rs>
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Mother of a Female Bastard Child born on the Thirteen<lb></lb>
day of March Last past in the house of Mr Cook in <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65329_geo14">Windmill Street</rs>
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in the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65329_geo15">Parish of St. James</rs>
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, and which is named Ann that one Mr<lb></lb>
John St Ament of <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65329_geo16">Charing Cross</rs>
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. did beget on ye body<lb></lb>
of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65329_n15-6">Ann Moorey</rs>
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the said Female Bastard Child. which Child<lb></lb>
is become Chargeable to the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65329_geo17">Parish of St James</rs>
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of which the<lb></lb>
Church Wardens and Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish have Complaind<lb></lb>
Wee the said <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65329_occ9">Justices of the peace</rs>
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upon the Examination of the sd Ann<lb></lb>
Moorey Mother of the said Female Bastard Child & other Convincing<lb></lb>
Circumstances us hereunto moving do hereby adjudge to declare the<lb></lb>
said John St Ament to be the reputed Father of The said<lb></lb>
Female Bastard Child born of the body of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65329_n15-8">Anno Moorey</rs>
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as aforesaid, and thereupon Wee do order as well for The releif<lb></lb>
and to save harmless and indempnified The said Parish as for<lb></lb>
The Maintaining and keeping The said Bastard Child That the said<lb></lb>
JohnSt Ament shall pay or cause to be paid to the<lb></lb>
Church Wardens and Overseers of the poor of the said Parish for<lb></lb>
The time being or to some or one of Them the Sum of Eleven<lb></lb>
Shillings and Six pence a Week for the first four Weeks from the<lb></lb>
birth of the said Child. and after the Expiration of the first four Weeks<lb></lb>
the said John St Ament shall likewise pay or Cause to be paid to<lb></lb>
the Church Wardens and Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish<lb></lb>
for the time being or unto some or one of them Weekly & every<lb></lb>
week the Sum of Two Shillings and Six pence of Law full<lb></lb>
Money of Great Brittain for and towards the maintainance<lb></lb>
and releif of the said Female Bastard Child for so Long time<lb></lb>
as the said Female Bastard Child shall remain chargeable<lb></lb>
to ye said Parish And Lastly Wee do Order the said John<lb></lb>
St Ament do forthwith upon Sight of this our Order a True<lb></lb>
Coppy thereof being delivered unto him give Sufficient<lb></lb>
Security for the performance of the same or otherwise to<lb></lb>
find Securitys to answer his Contempt and To abide such<lb></lb>
further Order as the Court of Justices Assembled in their<lb></lb>
Quarter Sessions for the Libty of Westmr. shall then think<lb></lb>
fit to make therein Given under our hands and<lb></lb>
Seals the 25th day of May. 1709.</p>
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