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County of CORNWALL |
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The Order of RICHARD GULLY BENNET Esquire and CHARLES
LYNE 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 twenty sixth Day of November One
Thousand Eight hundred and thirty three concerning a
female Bastard Child, lately born in the Parish of
Padstow aforesaid, of the body of BETSY COWLING 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 that she the said BETSY COWLING on the
fifteenth day of November last past was delivered of a
female Bastard Child, at Padstow aforesaid n 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 FRANCIS POLKINHORNE of the
Parish of Saint Minver in the said County, Labourer did
beget the said Bastard Child, on the body of her the
said BETSY COWLING
AND WHEREAS the said FRANCIS POLKINHORNE has appeared
before us, in pursuance of our Summons for that purpose,
but has not shewn any sufficient cause why he the said
FRANCIS POLKINHORNE 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 BETSY COWLING as otherwise, do hereby adjudge
him the said FRANCIS POLKINHORNE 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 FRANCIS POLKINHORNE
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 One Pound fourteen
shillings and six 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 appeareth unto us the said Justices, as well
upon the Oath of DIGORY OSBORNE as otherwise, that the
reasonable Costs of apprehending and securing the said
FRANCIS POLKINHORNE and the costs of this our Order of
Filiation, do amount together to the sum of Ten
Shillings and Eight Pence We, the said Justices, do
thereupon further order that the said FRANCIS
POLKINHORNE shall and do forthwith likewise pay the said
last-mentioned sum of Ten shillings and eight pence for
the indemnifying the said Parish of Padstow against the
said last mentioned sum of Ten shillings and eight pence
And we do also hereby further order, that the said
FRANCIS POLKINHORNE 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 Twenty 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 BETSY
COWLING 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) CHARLES LYNE (and Sealed)
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