County of
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THE Order of WILLIAM MOLESWORTH Clerk and RICHARD
GULLY BENNET Esquire 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 Fourteenth Day of February One
Thousand Eight Hundred and thirty two concerning a male
Bastard Child, lately born in the Parish of Padstow
aforesaid, of the body of SARAH POLLARD 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 SARAH
POLLARD that she the said SARAH POLLARD on the
Fourteenth day of December last past was delivered of a
male Bastard Child, at Padstow Town 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 FRANCIS
HELLYAR of the said parish Carpenter did beget the said
Bastard Child, on the body of her the said SARAH POLLARD
AND WHEREAS it appears to us upon the Oath of WILLIAM
HANCOCK Constable of the said parish of Padstow that he
did on the sixth day of February serve the above named
FRANCIS HELLYAR with a Summons to appear at a certain
time and place therein mentioned to shew cause why he
should not be the reputed Father of the said Bastard
child but he hath refused and neglected to appear
accordingly, and hath not shewn any cause
We, therefore, upon examination of the cause and
circumstances of the premises, as well upon the Oath of
the said SARAH POLLARD as otherwise, do hereby adjudge
him the said FRANCIS HELLYAR 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 HELLYAR 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 Six Shillings and Eight 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 appeared unto us the
said Justices, as well upon the Oath of JOHN DUGGUA as
otherwise, that the reasonable Costs of this our Order
of Filiation, do amount together to the Sum of Eighteen
Shillings and two Pence. We, the said Justices, do
thereupon further order that the said FRANCIS HELLYAR
shall and do forthwith likewise pay the said
last-mentioned Sum of Eighteen shillings and two pence
for the indemnifying the said Parish of Padstow against
the said last-mentioned Sum of Eighteen Shillings and
two pence And we do also hereby further order, that the
said FRANCIS HELLYAR 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
SARAH POLLARD 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) Wm.
MOLESWORTH (and Sealed)
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