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<p n="2876">to proceed forthwith to the Election of an Overseer of the <obscured></obscured>
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for <rs type="placeName" id="GLBAMV11402_geo1022">Covent Garden Precinct</rs>
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in this Parish for the remain<lb></lb>
part of the year in his room, and there were thereup<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
put in Nomination for the said office</p>
<p n="2877">Mr <rs type="persName" id="GLBAMV11402_n2877-1">Joseph Ward</rs>
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<lb></lb>
&<lb></lb>
Mr. <rs type="persName" id="GLBAMV11402_n2877-2">William Sumner</rs>
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<interp inst="GLBAMV11402_n2877-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
</p>
<p n="2878">and the said <rs type="persName" id="GLBAMV11402_n2878-1">William Sumner</rs>
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was Elected</p>
<p n="2879">The Vestry then proceeded to take into Consideration<lb></lb>
Order of Vestry of this Parish made on the Twenty first<lb></lb>
of March 1782. relative to Bastard Children, which<lb></lb>
being read as follows (vizt.)</p>
<p n="2880">"Voted and Ordered that no Church Ward<lb></lb>
"in future shall take or receive of any Person or<lb></lb>
"Persons whomsoever any Sum or Sums of<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
"whatsoever to release from or indempnify <obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
"such Person or Persons against the Birth<lb></lb>
"maintenance, education or bringing up of<lb></lb>
"Bastard Child or Children"</p>
<p n="2881">And the said Order of Vestry being taken into Consid<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
A motion was made and seconded that the same<lb></lb>
res<obscured></obscured>
inded and upon the Question being put It<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Voted and Ordered accordingly And the said Or<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Vestry of the Twenty first day of March 1782 is<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
this Vestry rescinded.</p>
<p n="2882">A motion was thereupon made and second<lb></lb>
that no Churchwarden shall receive any monies <obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
any Person or Persons whomsoever to release or indempn<obscured></obscured>
any<lb></lb>
Person or Persons from or agst. the Charges or Expence<lb></lb>
Birth Maintenance Education or bringing up of <obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Bastard Child or Children without Consulting <obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
having the Concurrence of the Workhouse Committee<lb></lb>
the major part of them who shall be presenta<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Meeting when the Churchwarden, shall apply to<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
for such Concurrence And on the Question being</p>
<p n="2883">It was Voted & Ordered accordingly.</p>
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