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The Order of WILLIAM JOPE and JOHN LYNE Esquires two of
his Majesty’s Justices of the Peace in and for the said
County, one whereof is of the Quorum, and both residing
next unto the Limits of the Parish Church within the
Parish of Saint Cleer in the said County, made the
thirtieth Day of July, One Thousand Eight Hundred and
thirty four concerning a Female Bastard Child lately
born in the Parish of Saint Cleer aforesaid, of the Body
of MARY CRABB single Woman.
Whereas it hath appeared unto us the said Justices, as
well upon the Complaint of the Churchwardens and
Overseers of the poor of the said Parish of Saint Cleer
as upon the Oath of the said MARY CRABB that she the
said MARY CRABB on the twenty fifth day of May now last
past, was delivered of a female Bastard Child in the
Parish of Saint Cleer in the said County, and that the
said Bastard Child is chargeable to the said Parish of
Saint Cleer And further that JOHN WERRY of the parish of
Saint Cleer aforesaid did beget the said Bastard Child
on the Body of her the said MARY CRABB And whereas it
hath been duly proved unto us upon Oath that the said
JOHN WERRY hath 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 but he the
said JOHN WERRY hath neglected to appear before us
according to such summons We therefore, upon Examination
of the Cause and Circumstances of the Premises, as well
upon the Oath of the said MARY CRABB as otherwise, do
hereby adjudge him the said JOHN WERRY 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 Cleer as for the Sustentation and Relief of the
said Bastard Child that the said JOHN WERRY 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 Cleer or to some or
one of them, the sum of Two pounds for and towards the
Lying-in of the said MARY CRABB and the Maintenance of
the said Bastard Child to the Time of making this our
Order, and for the Charges and Expences incurred prior
to the said Order of Filiation being made, and incident
to the obtaining of the said Order, as ascertained on
Oath. And we do also hereby further order, that the said
JOHN WERRY shall likewise pay or cause to be paid to the
Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the said
Parish of Saint Cleer for the Time being, or some or one
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 Cleer. And we do further order, that the said MARY
CRABB shall also pay or cause to be paid to the said
Churchwardens and Overseers of the poor of the said
Parish of Saint Cleer 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 Cleer 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) W. JOPE (and Sealed)
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(Signed) JOHN LYNE (and Sealed) |
ON THE REVERSE
Order of Filiation
John Werry
and
Mary Crabb
July 30th 1834
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