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Justices
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of the peace
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for the same City (Quor unus) and both residing in or next unto the Limitts where
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the Parish Church of
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the Request and Complaint of the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the
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said Parish the Eighth day of July in the Eleventh year of the Reigne of our
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Sovereigne Lady Anne now Queen of Grean Britaine Etc Annoq Dm 1712
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according to the forme of the Statute in that Case made and provided concerning a
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Male Bastard Child born in the said Parish on or about the Thirtieth day of
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which said Bastard Child hath ever
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since been & now is Chargeable to the said Parish and is likely see to continue
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Upon the Examination of the Cause & Circumstanses of the Prmisses taken upon Oath before us the
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said Justices and due Consideration thereof being by us had We doe Adjudge one
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to be the putative Father of the said Bastard Child, And
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we doe order that as well for the Relief of the said
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or to some or one of them the Sume of
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Three Pounds & ten Shillings of Lawfull money of Great Britaine for and towards the necessary charges
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Expences they have been at in and about the lying in of the sd
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with the said Bastard
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thereto and also that he the said
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doe & shall weekly or Monday in every week
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from henceforth soe long as the said Bastard Child shall be chargeable to the said
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for the time being or to some or one
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of them the sume of two Shillings and Six pence of like Lawfull money for and towards
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the maintenance of the said Bastard Child In Witness whereof we the said Justices have
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hereunto sett our hands the day and year first abovewritten
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