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Whereas due proof hath been made before Us.
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Michael Crake
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Inhabiting in the parish of
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County and Liberty aforesaid, Upon Oath of
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single Woman
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the
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Eighth day of January instant
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in the Said Parish
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not yet Baptized) That one
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Gilbert Nelson
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of
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Court
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in the Said Parish
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Drugget Man
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Body of the Said
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Mary Mullins
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the Said Male
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Child, which Said Child is now Chargable to the Said
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of Which the Churchwardens and Overseers thereof
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Mich: Crake
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Wee the Said Justices on Examination of ye
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Said
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Mary Mullins
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Mother of the Said Male Bastard
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Child, and other Convinceing Circumstances Us hereunto
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moving touching the father of the Said Child
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Do hereby Adjudge and Declare the Said
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Gilbert Nelson
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to be the Reputed Father thereof, And thereupon Wee do
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order, as well for the Releife, as to save harmless and
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indeminfyed the Said Parish, As for the Maintaining and
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keeping of the Same Male Bastard Child, That the Said
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Gilbert Nelson
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shall forthwith upon Sigld of
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this our Order (a true Copy thereof being first delivered
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to him) Pay or cause to be paid unto the Churchwardens
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or Overseers of the Poor of the Said Parish of
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Snt. Martin
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in the feilds
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, for and towards the Monthly Lying Jur
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and Laying of the Said
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Mary Mullins
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, the Sume of Forty
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Shillings of Lawfull Mony of Great Brittaine for the
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first four Weeks from the Birth of the Said Child
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And after the Expiration of the first Four Weeks the Said
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Gilbert Nelson
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shall likewise pay or Cause to be paid
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Weekly and Every Week the Sume of Two Shillings and
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Six Pence of like lawfull Moneys for, and towards the releife and
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Maintenance of the Said Male Bastard Childe for so long
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time as the Said Child shall be chargable to the Said
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Parish.
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And Lastly Wee do Order that the Said
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Gilbert
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Nelson
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do forthwith Give Sufficient Security to the Church
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wardens and Overseers of the Poore of the Said Parish
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for the true Performance of this our Order, Otherwise
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to find Sufficient Sureties for his Personall Appea
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Appearance at the next Generall Sessions of the Peace
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be Holden for the County of
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Middelsex
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, There to Cunswere her
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Contempt, And to abide by Such Order as the Court shall think
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fit to make therein. Given under our Handes and Seales
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this
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Eleventh Day of January Ano. Dom. 1714
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