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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50381_n576-5">John Pall</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50381_n576-1">Boulton Mainwaring</rs>
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Whereas <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50381_n576-6">Catherine Nicholls</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50381_geo479">Parish of Christ Church</rs>
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in the County aforesaid Widdow was on the<lb></lb>
20th. Day of March last past Delivered of a Male Bastard Child in Spittallfields Markett in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50381_geo480">Parish of<lb></lb>
Christ Church</rs>
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aforesaid who was Baptized by the Name of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50381_n576-7">William</rs>
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and is now liveing and is chargeable<lb></lb>
To the said Parish & is likely To continue so We whose Hands & Seals are hereunto Sett Two of his<lb></lb>
Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50381_occ200">Justices of the peace</rs>
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for the said County of Middx (One being of the Quorum) and both <lb></lb>
Dwelling in the said County haveing upon the Complaint of the Church Wardens and Overseers of the <lb></lb>
poor of the said Parish Taken Upon Us the hearing and Examination of the said Cause Do find<lb></lb>
by the Examination of the said<del>Catherine Nicholls Cause Do findeby the Examination of the</del>
<lb></lb>
<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Catherine Nicholls Taken Before Us upon Oath & other Proofs & Circumstances That <lb></lb>
One <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50381_n576-2">William Fitts</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50381_geo481">Parish of Christ Church</rs>
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aforesaid in the County aforesaid Fruiterer<lb></lb>
is the Reputed Father of the said Male Bastard Child Whereupon We Adjudge That he the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50381_n576-3">William Fitts</rs>
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is the Reputed Father of the said Male Bastard Child And We Do<lb></lb>
Order That he the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50381_n576-4">William Fitts</rs>
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shall on sight of this Our Order Pay or Cause To be <lb></lb>
Paid Unto the Churchwardens or Overseers of the poor of the said Parish<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
the sum <lb></lb>
of Eight Shillings of Law full money of Great Britain so much being by them<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
Expended & Disbursed for & towards the charge Ariseing by the said Male Bastard Child <lb></lb>
being Born in the said Parish & for other necessary Expences Occasioned thereby And <lb></lb>
That he the said William Fitts the Reputed Father shall also Weekly & every Week <lb></lb>
from & after the Date hereof (So long as the said Male Bastard Child shall be chargeable <lb></lb>
to the said Parish) Pay or Cause To be paid Unto the Church Wardens & Overseers of <lb></lb>
Poor of the said Parishor One of them the sum of Two Shillings & Six Pence of like Law full <lb></lb>
money of Great Britain For & towards the Maintenance Keeping & Education of the<lb></lb>
said Male Bastard Child Given Under Our Hands & Seals the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50381_date114">4th. Day of Sepr. <lb></lb>
1747</rs>
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