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 Padstow in the said
County, made the 29th Day of March One Thousand Eight
Hundred and thirty one concerning a female Bastard Child
lately born in the Parish of Padstow aforesaid, of the
body of ELIZABETH ELLIOTT 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 ELIZABETH
ELLIOTT that she the said ELIZABETH ELLIOTT on the
Eleventh Day of December last past was delivered of a
female 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 HENRY
TILTMAN of the said Padstow in the said County, Mariner
did beget the said Bastard Child, on the body of her the
said ELIZABETH ELLIOTT
AND WHEREAS the said HENRY TILTMAN has appeared before
us, in pursuance of our Summons for that purpose, but
has not shewn any sufficient cause why he the said HENRY
TILTMAN 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 ELIZABETH ELLIOTT as otherwise, do hereby
adjudge him the said HENRY TILTMAN 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 KENDALL as
otherwise that the reasonable Costs of this our Order of
Filiation, do amount together to the Sum of Fifteen
Shillings and Eight pence We, the said Justices, do
thereupon further order that the said HENRY TILTMAN
shall and do forthwith likewise pay the said
last-mentioned Sum of Fifteen Shillings and Eight pence
for the indemnifying the said Parish of Padstow against
the said last-mentioned sum of Fifteen Shillings and
eight pence And we do also hereby further order, that
the said HENRY TILTMAN 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
ELIZABETH ELLIOTT 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) H. WILLYAMS (and
Sealed)
(Signed) R.G. BENNET (and Sealed)
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