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Sigild.
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Wee whose Names are Subscribed & Seales hereto affixed
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Two of her Mats:
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Libty aforesd. in the County aforesd. having mett together & heard the
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concerning a Male Bastard Child
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born in the Sd: Pish on the Body of
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(then a
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& known by the Name of
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Jane Mercer
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) on the Thirteenth
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Day of September in the Year One thousand Seven hundred
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wch: Sd: Male Bastard Child was Baptized
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James
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Thirteenth day of June - last past
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Sigill.
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Doe find upon Examinacon of the Sd.
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& other Circumstances Us hereunto moving That the Rt. Honble
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James Ld: Douglass
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Earle of Morton
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Did begett on the Body of the
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the Sd. Male Bastard Child; And doe Adjudge him
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the Sd.
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James Ld. Douglass
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Earle of Morton
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to be the Reputed Father
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thereof; And do Order & appoint him the Sd.
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James Ld: Douglass
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Earle
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of Morton
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forthwth. upon Notice of this Our Order to pay to the said
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Church: Wardens. & Overseers of the Poor of the Sd.
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Pish St. Margtt:
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Westmr:
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The Sume of Ten Shillings
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of lawfull mony of Great Britain so much being Expended & laid
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out by them for the maintenance of the Sd. Male Bastard Child from
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the time aforesd. & also to pay or cause to be paid the further
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Sume of Two Shillings & Six pence Weekly for & towards the
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maintenance of the Sd. Male Bastard Child for so long time Etc.
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the Sd. Male Bastard Child Shall remaine Chargeable to the Sd.
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Pish. And Lastly Wee Order that the Sd.
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James Ld. Douglass
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Earle of Morton
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do give good & Sufficient Security well & truly to
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pforme & keep this Our Order; otherwise to give good & Sufficient
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Sureties for his Psonall appearance at the next Genll: Quarly
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Sessions to be holden for the Libty aforesd. then & the
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Answer the Contempt, & to Stand to & abide by such for
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or other Order as the Justices there Assembled Shall nia
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herein Given under Our hands & Seales this
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Eighth day
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July Anno 1712
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A true Copy Examd.
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P Hazelar. Co
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