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Whereas due Proof hath been made before Us
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Daniell
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William Gore
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Majesties
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for the saidCounty Citty Liberty
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( Quorum unus) inhabiting in or near the Parish of
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Single Woman
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born the
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20Day ofthis Instant aprill
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in the said ParishChristined
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Eliz
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That one
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Thomas Cooper
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did beget
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on the Body of the SaidMartha Sealthe Said
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femaleBastard-Child, which said Child isbecome
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Chargeable to the Said Parish, of which the Church-Wardens
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and Overseers of the Poor thereof have Complained,
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Wm Gore
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Dan Combe
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We the said Justices, upon the Examination of the said
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Martha Seal
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the Mother upon her Oath touching the
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Father of the said Bastard Child, and the Cause and Circumstances
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thereof, do hereby adjudge and declare the said
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Thomas Cooper
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to be the reputed Father of the saidfemale
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Bastard-Child, born of the Body of the said
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Martha Seal
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in the Parish aforesaid, and thereupon we do Order, as
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well for the Relief, and to save Harmless, and keep indemnsied
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the said Parish, as for the Maintaining and keeping the saidfemale
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Bastard-Child, that the said
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Thomas Cooper
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shall forth-
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with upon sight of this our Order (a true Copy hereof being
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first deliver'd unto him) pay, or cause to be paid unto the Church
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Wardens, or Overseers of the Poor of the Said Parish, or to
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some or one of them, for and towards the Month's Lying-in
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and Laying of the said
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Martha seal
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the Sum ofEleven Shillings & Six pence
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by the Week for the first Four Weeks from the Birth of the
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said Child, and after the Expiration of the said first Four Weeks,
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the said
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Thomas Cooper
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shall likewise pay, or cause to be paid Weekly, and every
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Week the Sum ofTwo Shillings & Six penceof lawful Money
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of Great Britain, for and towards the Relief and Maintenance
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of the saidfemaleBastard-Child, for so long Time as
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the said Child shall be Chargeable to the said pairsh
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And lastly, We do Order that the said
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Thomas Cooper
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shall forthwith give Security to the
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Church-Wardens and Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish,
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for the true Performance of this our Order, otherwise to find
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Sureties for his personal Appearance at the next GeneralQuarter
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Sessions of the Peace to be holden for the saidCounty Citty
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or Libertythere to abide such further Order as the Justices then
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and there Present shall think fit to make in that behalf. Given
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under our Hands and Seals this
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25thDay ofAprill
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Anno Dom.1722.
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