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<p n="93"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Middx ss</note>
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Wee whose Hands & seals are hereunto sett two of Her Maties: Justices of<lb></lb>
the peace for the County of Middlesex (one where of being of the Quoz)<lb></lb>
& inhabiting next the Limitts of the parish Church of the parish<lb></lb>
of Hampstead in the said County having mett together & heard<lb></lb>
the Complaint of the Church wardens & Overseers of the Poor of the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50136_geo25">Parish<lb></lb>
of Hampstead</rs>
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concerning two female Bastard Children both born in the said<lb></lb>
Parish on the Body of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50136_n93-2">Susan Ward</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50136_occ12">Singlewoman</rs>
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on the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50136_date15">ninth Day of<lb></lb>
November last</rs>
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which are both baptized the first born <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50136_n93-1">Susanna &</rs>
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the last<lb></lb>
born <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50136_n93-3">Elizabeth which</rs>
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said Bastard Children have ever since their<lb></lb>
respective Births been Chargeable to the said parish & so likely to<lb></lb>
continue Do find upon Examination of the said Susan Ward taken<lb></lb>
upon Oath as also upon the Oath of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50136_n93-4">Isabella Clarkson</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50136_occ13">widow</rs>
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who<lb></lb>
was present & assisting at the Travaile & delivery of the said Susan<lb></lb>
Ward of the said two female Bastard Children & other Circumstances<lb></lb>
That <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50136_n93-5">William Hartell</rs>
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now or lately lodging at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50136_geo26"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50136_geo27"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50136_geo28">Sign of the Bull</rs>
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in the Broad Street</rs>
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in the Parish of St Giles in the Fields</rs>
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in the said<lb></lb>
County did beget on the Body of her the said Susan Ward the said<lb></lb>
two Female Bastard Children and Do adjudge him the said William<lb></lb>
Hartell the Reputed Father of the said to Female Bastard Children<lb></lb>
& Do Order & appoint him the said William Hartell upon notice of<lb></lb>
this our Order to pay to the said Church wardens & Overseers of the<lb></lb>
poor or to some or one of them the Sume of forty Shillings of lawful<lb></lb>
money of Great Britain towards Defraying the Charge of the said<lb></lb>
Parish for Releif of the said Female Bastard Children for the<lb></lb>
first four weeks after their birth & for the Charge of her lying<lb></lb>
in beside five Shillings to the Midwife As also that he the said<lb></lb>
William Hartell shall weekly & every week afterwards pay unto the<lb></lb>
said Church wardens & Overseers of the Poor or to some or one of<lb></lb>
them five shillings of like lawfull money for & towards the<lb></lb>
Relief & maintainance of the said two Female Bastard Children<lb></lb>
for so long time as they or either of them shall remain chargeable<lb></lb>
to the said Parish and of & from the Charge there of at all times<lb></lb>
here after shall save harmless & indemnifie the said Parish<lb></lb>
& forthwith give Sufficient Securitie to the Church wardens &<lb></lb>
Overseers of the poor of the said Parish for the Performance of this<lb></lb>
our Order or appear at the next Genall Quarter Session of the<lb></lb>
Peace to be holden for the said County then & there to abide<lb></lb>
such Order as the Justices of the Peace or the more part of them<lb></lb>
shall take in that behalf. Given under our Hands & Seals the<lb></lb>
<rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50136_date16">fifteenth Day of December Anno Dom 1713</rs>
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<p n="94"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50136_n94-1">John Milner</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50136_n94-2">Jno. Richardson</rs>
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