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<p n="5">Whereas one <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50593_n5-1">Ann Charly</rs>
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hath lately declared on her Oath, that She is now with<lb></lb>
Child, of a Child or Children; and which when born is or are likely to be born a Bastard or Bastards and to become<lb></lb>
chargeable to the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50593_geo4">Parish of St. James</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50593_geo5">Westminster</rs>
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And hath also or her Oath charged and Thomas Coverdale<lb></lb>
with having unlawfully be gotten on her body the said Child or Children of which She is now pregnant as aforesaid<lb></lb>
And whereas the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50593_n5-2">Thomas Coverdale</rs>
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hath therefore made application unto us <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50593_n5-3">Edward Kightley</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50593_n5-6">Strangeways Taylor</rs>
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two of the present <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50593_occ2">Overseers of the Poor</rs>
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of the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50593_geo6">Parish of St. James</rs>
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requesting us to<lb></lb>
take and accept the Sum of Nine Pounds of lawfull Money of Great Britain for the use of the<lb></lb>
Poor of the said Parish and in Consideration there of to Exonerate and Discharge him the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50593_n5-4">Thomas<lb></lb>
Coverdale</rs>
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of and from the Charges and Expences of Maintaining Nursing Bringing up and<lb></lb>
Educating of a Child or Children of which the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50593_n5-5">Ann Charley</rs>
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is now pregnant and of and from<lb></lb>
all other Charges and Expences whatsoever touching the Same for the future.</p>
<p n="6">Now know all Men by the presents that for and in Consideration of the<lb></lb>
said Sum of Nine Pounds to us the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50593_n6-1">Edward Kightley</rs>
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and Strangeways Taylor<lb></lb>
in hand paid by him the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50593_n6-2">Thomas Coverdale</rs>
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and by us accepted at his request as aforesaid the Receipt<lb></lb>
whereof is hereby acknowledged, We the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50593_n6-3">Edward Kightley</rs>
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and Strangeways taylor do promise as<lb></lb>
far as in us his for ourselves and the rest of the present Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish, of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50593_geo7">St. James</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and their and our Successors To save harmless and keep Indemnified the said Thomas Coverdale<lb></lb>
of and from the Charges and Expences of the laying and lying in of the said Ann Charley<lb></lb>
of the said Child or Children of which she is now pregnant as aforesaid, and which when born<lb></lb>
is or are likely to be born a Bastard or Bastards and to become Chargeable to the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50593_geo8">Parish<lb></lb>
of St. James</rs>
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and of and from all other Charges and Expences whatsoever which for ever hereafter<lb></lb>
may or might be charged on him the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50593_n6-4">Thomas Coverdale</rs>
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for or on respect of the Same<lb></lb>
In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our Hands and Seals this Fifteenth day of<lb></lb>
December 6th Thousand Seven hundred and Sixty eight.</p>
<p n="7">Signed Sealed Delivered (being first<lb></lb>
duly stamp'd) in the presence of us}</p>
<p n="8"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50593_n8-1">Luke Ideson</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50593_n8-2">Henry Faster</rs>
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<p n="9"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50593_n9-1">Edwd. Kightley</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50593_n9-2">Str Taylor</rs>
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