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THE Order of RICHARD GULLY BENNET Esquire and WILLIAM
MOLESWORTH Clerk 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 Padstow in the said
County, made the Thirtieth day of September One Thousand
Eight Hundred and Twenty Eight concerning a female
Bastard Child, lately born in the Parish of Padstow
aforesaid, of the body of SUSANNAH COCK 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 SUSANNAH
COCK that she the said SUSANNAH COCK on the thirty first
day of August last past, was delivered of a female
Bastard Child, at the Town of 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 JOHN LANYON
of the Parish of Saint Columb Major in the said County,
Labourer did beget the said Bastard Child, on the body
of her the said SUSANNAH COCK. And whereas the said JOHN
LANYON has appeared before us, in pursuance of our
Summons for that purpose, but has not shewn any
sufficient cause why he the said JOHN LANYON 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 SUSANNAH COCK as otherwise, do hereby adjudge
him the said JOHN LANYON 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 Padstow as
for the sustentation and relief of the said Bastard
Child, that the said JOHN LANYON 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 Padstow or to some or one of them,
the sum of Two pounds ten Shillings and two 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;
We the said Justices do thereupon further order that the
said JOHN LANYON shall and do forthwith likewise pay the
said last-mentioned sum of Two pounds ten shillings and
two pence for the indemnifying the said parish of
Padstow against the said last-mentioned sum of Two
pounds ten shillings and two pence And we do also hereby
further order, that the said JOHN LANYON 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 time as the said Bastard Child
shall be chargeable to the said Parish of Padstow And we
do further order that the said SUSANNAH COCK shall also
pay or cause to be paid, to the said Church-wardens 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) Wm. MOLESWORTH (and Sealed)
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