County of
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The Order of HUMPHRY WILLYAMS and RICHARD GULLY
BENNET 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 Columb Major in
the said County, made the Ninth Day of October One
Thousand Eight Hundred and thirty two concerning a male
Bastard Child, lately born in the Parish of Padstow
aforesaid, of the body of PEGGY HAWKEN BREWER 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 Padstow as upon the Oath of the said PEGGY
HAWKEN BREWER that she the said PEGGY HAWKEN BREWER on
the thirtieth Day of August last past was delivered of a
male Bastard Child, at Padstow in the Parish of Padstow
in the said County and that the said Bastard Child is
now chargeable to the said Parish of Padstow and likely
so to continue: and further that GREGORY CHAPMAN of the
Parish of Padstow in the said County, Yeoman did beget
the said Bastard Child, on the body of her the said
PEGGY HAWKEN BREWER AND WHEREAS the said GREGORY CHAPMAN
has appeared before us, in pursuance of our Summons for
that purpose, but has not shewn any sufficient cause why
he the said GREGORY CHAPMAN shall not be the reputed
Father of the said Bastard Child,
We, therefore, upon examination of the cause and
circumstances of the premises, as well upon the Oath of
the said PEGGY HAWKEN BREWER as otherwise, do hereby
adjudge him the said GREGORY CHAPMAN to be the reputed
Father of the said Bastard Child.
And whereas it further appeared unto us the said
Justices, as well upon the Oath of JOHN PEARCE as
otherwise, that the reasonable Costs of this our Order
of Filiation, do amount together to the Sum of Seventeen
Shillings We, the said Justices, do thereupon further
order that the said GREGORY CHAPMAN shall and do
forthwith likewise pay the last-mentioned sum of
Seventeen Shillings for the indemnifying the said Parish
of Padstow against the last-mentioned Sum of Seventeen
Shillings And we do also hereby further order, that the
said GREGORY CHAPMAN shall likewise pay or cause to be
paid to the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor, of
the said Parish of Padstow 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 a time as
the said Bastard Child shall be chargeable to the said
Parish of Padstow And we do further order that the said
PEGGY HAWKEN BREWER shall also pay or cause to be paid
to the said Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor, of
the said Parish of Padstow 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 Padstow 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.
(Signed) R.G. BENNET (and
Sealed)
(Signed) H. WILLYAMS (and Sealed)
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