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(No. 31.)
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The Order of Sir
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of the City of
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one of the Aldermen of the said
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City two of
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's Justices of
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the Peace in and for the said City one whereof is
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of the Quorum, and both residing next unto the Limits of
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the Parish Church within the Parish of Saint Sepulchre
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in the said City
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made the Eleventh Day of July
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in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and
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Eighty one concerning a Female
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, lately born in the
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aforesaid, of the Body of
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Mayor
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WHEREAS it hath appeared unto us the said Justices, as well upon the Complaint
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of the Church-Wardens and Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish of Saint
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that she the said
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on the Sixteenth Day of
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September 1778 now last past, was delivered of a Female Bastard Child,
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in the said Parish of Saint Sepulchre in the said
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City and that the said Female Bastard Child is likely to be chargeable
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to the said Parish of Saint Sepulchre: and further, that
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of the Parish of
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in the County of
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in the said
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did beget the said
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on the Body of her the said
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and Whereas
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hath this day appeared before us in pursuance of a
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Summons for that Purpose but hath not shewed any sufficient Cause why he
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the said
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shall not be the reputed Father of the said Female
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We therefore, upon Examination of the Cause and Circumstance of the Premises, as well
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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 said
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And thereupon we do Order, as well for the better Relief of the said Parish saint
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as for the Sustentation and Relief of the said Bastard Child, that the
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said
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shall and do forthwith, upon Notice of this our Order.
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pay or cause to be paid to the said Church-Wardens and Overseers of the Poor of the said
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"Parish of Saint Sepulchre"
>
</
interp
>
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interp
inst
=
"LMSLPS15092_geo1554"
type
=
"type"
value
=
"undefined"
>
</
interp
>
or to some or one of them, the Sum of Five
<
gap
reason
=
"illegible"
>
</
gap
>
Pounds fifteen Shillings
<
obscured
>
</
obscured
>
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
for and towards the Lying-in of the said
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rs
type
=
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id
=
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>
Elizabeth Clark
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>
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inst
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"LMSLPS15092_n1616-3"
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value
=
"Elizabeth"
>
</
interp
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inst
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type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Clark"
>
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interp
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interp
inst
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"LMSLPS15092_n1616-3"
type
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value
=
"female"
>
</
interp
>
and the Maintenance
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
of the said Bastard Child, to the Time of making this our Order.
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"1617"
>
And we do also hereby further Order, that the said
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rs
type
=
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id
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>
Michael Lysher
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
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type
=
"given"
value
=
"Michael"
>
</
interp
>
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inst
=
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type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Lysher"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
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type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
shall likewise
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
pay, or cause to be paid, to the Church-Wardens and Overseers of the Poor of the said
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
<
rs
type
=
"placeName"
id
=
"LMSLPS15092_geo1555"
>
Parish of Saint Sepulcher
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSLPS15092_geo1555"
type
=
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value
=
"Parish of Saint Sepulcher"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSLPS15092_geo1555"
type
=
"type"
value
=
"undefined"
>
</
interp
>
for the Time being, or to some or one of them, the Sum of two
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Shillings and six Pence Weekly and every Week from the present Time for and towards the
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Keeping, Sustentation, and Maintenance of the said Bastard Child, for and during so long
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Time as the said Bastard Child shall be chargeable to the said Parish of Saint Sepulchre
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"1618"
>
And we do further Order, that the said
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"LMSLPS15092_n1618-1"
>
Elizabeth Clark
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSLPS15092_n1618-1"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"Elizabeth"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSLPS15092_n1618-1"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Clark"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSLPS15092_n1618-1"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"female"
>
</
interp
>
shall also pay,
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
or cause to be paid to the said Church-Wardens and Overseers of the Poor of the said
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
<
rs
type
=
"placeName"
id
=
"LMSLPS15092_geo1556"
>
Parish of Saint Sepulchre
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSLPS15092_geo1556"
type
=
"placeName"
value
=
"Parish of Saint Sepulchre"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSLPS15092_geo1556"
type
=
"type"
value
=
"undefined"
>
</
interp
>
for the Time being, or to some or one of them, the Sum of
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
One Shillings Weekly and every Week, so long as the said Bastard Child
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
shall be chargeable to the said Parish of Saint Sepulchre in case she shall not nurse
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
and take Care of the said Child herself.
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"1619"
>
Given under our Hands and Seals the Day and Year first above written.
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"1620"
>
Sold by COLES and EVANS, Stationers, [No. 21.]
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rs
type
=
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id
=
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>
Fleet-Street
</
rs
>
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=
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>
</
interp
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interp
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type
=
"type"
value
=
"undefined"
>
</
interp
>
.
</
p
>
</
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>
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