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The Order of JOHN BULLER and WILLIAM JOPE, 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 fourteenth Day of December One Thousand Eight
Hundred and twenty seven concerning a female Bastard
Child lately born in the Parish of Saint Cleer
aforesaid, of the Body of ROSAMOND RAWLING, deceased
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 JENNY SNELL of the same
parish of Saint Cleer that she the said ROSAMOND RAWLING
on the Second Day of November now last past, was
delivered of a Female Bastard Child at the Church Town
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 KITTOW late of the
Parish of Saint Stephens by Saltash in the County
aforesaid Butcher did beget the said Bastard Child on
the Body of her the said ROSAMOND RAWLING - it has been
duly proved upon oath that the said JOHN KITTOW had 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 JOHN
KITTOW has neglected to appear before us according to
the said summons. We therefore, upon Examination of the
Cause and Circumstances of the Premises, as well upon
the examination of the said ROSAMOND RAWLING taken on
Oath the twelfth day of October last before the said
WILLIAM JOPE one of the Justices above named, as
otherwise, do hereby adjudge him the said JOHN KITTOW 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
KITTOW 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 Three Pounds
Seventeen shillings and ?-- pence for and towards the
Lying-in of the said ROSAMOND RAWLING and the
Maintenance of the said Bastard Child to the Time of
making this our Order, and for the Charges and Expenses
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 KITTOW 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 to 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. Given under our Hands
and Seals the Day and Year first above written.
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(Signed) J.
BULLER (and Sealed)
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(Signed) W. JOPE (and Sealed) |
ON THE REVERSE
St. Cleer
KITTOW
Order of Filiation
1827
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