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The ORDER of WILLIAM MOLESWORTH Clerk and ABRAHAM HAMBLY
Esquire two of His Majesty’s Justices of the Peace, in
and for the said County, one whereof is of the Quorum,
and both residing in or next unto the limits of the
Parish church within the Parish of Saint Breock in the
said County, made the twentieth day of August One
Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty seven concerning a
female bastard child, lately born in the Parish of St.
Breock aforesaid, of the body of ELIZABETH THOMAS single
woman.
Whereas it hath been duly made to appear unto us the
said Justices, as well upon the complaint of the
Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor, of the said
Parish of Saint Breock as upon the oath of the said
ELIZABETH THOMAS that she the said ELIZABETH THOMAS on
the third day of March last past, was delivered of a
female Bastard Child, at Burlawne Tregoose in the Parish
of Saint Breock in the said County, and that the said
Bastard Child is now chargeable to the said Parish of
Saint Breock and likely so to continue; and further that
SAMUEL PHILP of the said Parish of Saint Breock in the
said County, shopkeeperman
did beget the said Bastard Child, on the body of her the
said ELIZABETH THOMAS
And whereas it has been duly proved to us upon Oath that
the said SAMUEL PHILP has been duly summoned to appear
before us the said Justices to the end that we might
examine into the cause and circumstances of the Premises
and whereas the said SAMUEL PHILP has neglected to
appear before us according to the said Summons
We therefore, upon examination of the cause and
circumstance of the premises as well upon the oath of
the said ELIZABETH THOMAS as otherwise, do hereby
adjudge him the said SAMUEL PHILP to be the reputed
father of the said Bastard Child. And thereupon we do
order, as well for the better relief of the said Parish
of Saint Breock as for the sustentation and relief of
the said bastard child, that the said SAMUEL PHILP shall
and do forthwith, upon notice of this our order, pay or
cause to be paid to the said Churchwardens and Overseers
of the Poor of the said Parish of Saint Breock or to
some or one of them the sum of thirteen shillings and
four pence for and towards the reasonable charges and
expenses incident to the said birth, and for and towards
the maintenance of the said Bastard Child, to the time
of making this our order; And whereas it further
appeared unto us the said Justices, as well upon the
oath of DAVID WILLIAMS as otherwise, that the reasonable
costs of apprehending and securing the said SAMUEL PHILP
and the costs of this our Order of Filiation, do amount
together to the sum of fifteen shillings and eight pence
We the said Justices do thereupon further order that the
said SAMUEL PHILP shall and do forthwith likewise pay
the said last mentioned sum of fifteen shillings and
eight pence for the indemnifying the said Parish of
Saint Breock against the said last-mentioned sum of
fifteen shillings and eight pence And we do also hereby
further order, that the said SAMUEL PHILP shall likewise
pay or cause to be paid, to the Churchwardens and
Overseers of the Poor, of the said Parish of Saint
Breock, for the time being, or to one or some of them,
the sum of One shilling and eight pence weekly and every
week from this present time, for and towards the
keeping, sustentation, and maintenance of the said
Bastard Child, for and during so long time as the said
Bastard Child shall be chargeable to the said Parish of
Saint Breock. And we do further order that the said
ELIZABETH THOMAS shall also pay or cause to be paid, to
the said Church-wardens and Overseers of the Poor, of
the said Parish of Saint Breock for the time being, or
to some or one of them, the sum of Ten pence weekly and
every week, so long as the said Bastard Child shall be
chargeable to the said Parish of Saint Breock in case
she shall not nurse and take care of the said child
herself. Given under our hands and seals, the day and
year first above written.
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(Signed) Wm.
MOLESWORTH *(L/S)
(Signed) Abrm. HAMBLY *(L/S) |
*(L/S) location of seal
Backer:
20 Aug 1827
St Breock
Eliz: Thomas
& Samuel Philp
Order of Filiation
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