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