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<p n="574"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Middx<lb></lb>
to witt}<lb></lb>
John Pall</note>
<lb></lb>
Whereas <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50381_n574-4">Catherine Nicholls</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50381_geo475">Parish of Christ Church</rs>
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in the County aforesaid Widdow was on the<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50381_date112">20th. Day of March last past</rs>
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, Delivered a Male Bastard Child in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50381_geo476">Spittall fields Markett</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50381_geo477">Parish<lb></lb>
of Christ Church</rs>
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aforesaid who was Britized by the Name of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50381_n574-6">William</rs>
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and is now liveing and is chargeable<lb></lb>
To the said Parish and is likely to Continue so We whose Hands and Seals are hereunto Sett Two of his<lb></lb>
Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50381_occ199">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the said County of Middx (One being of the Quorum) and both Dwelling<lb></lb>
in the said County haveing upon the C<obscured></obscured>
laint of the Church Wardens and Overseers of the poor of the said<lb></lb>
Parish taken upon Us the hearing at Examination of the said Cause Do find by the Examination of<lb></lb>
the said Catherine Nicholls Taken B<obscured></obscured>
re Us upon Oath & other Proofs & Circumstances That One<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50381_n574-1">William Fitts</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50381_geo478">Parish of Christ Church</rs>
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aforesaid in the County aforesaid Fruiterer is the<lb></lb>
Reputed Father of the said Male Bastard Child Whereupon We Adjudge That he the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50381_n574-2">William<lb></lb>
Fitts</rs>
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is the Reputed Father of the said Male Bastard Child And We Do Order That he the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50381_n574-3">William Fitts</rs>
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shall on Sight of this our Order Pay or Cause To be paid Unto the Church<lb></lb>
Wardens or Overseers of the Poor of<obscured></obscured>
said Parish or to One of them the sum of Eight Shillings of<lb></lb>
Law full money of Great Britain<obscured></obscured>
much being by them allready Expended & Disbursed for & towards<lb></lb>
the charge ariseing by the said Male Bastard Child being Born in the said Parish and for other<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
Occasioned thereby, And That he the said William Fitts the Reputed<lb></lb>
Father shall also Weekly & every Week from & after the Date hereof (So long as the said Male Bastard<lb></lb>
Child shall be chargeable to the said Parish) Pay or Cause To be Paid Unto the Church Wardens &<lb></lb>
Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish or One of them the sum of Two Shillings & Six Pence of<lb></lb>
Pike Lawfull money of Great Britain For & towards the Maintenance Keeping & Education of the<lb></lb>
said Male Bastard Child Given Under Our Hand's & Seals the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50381_date113">4th. Day of Sepr.</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50381_date113" type="date" value="17470904"></interp>
1747</p>
<p n="575"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50381_n575-1">Boulton Mainwaring</rs>
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