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 Eighth Day of December One Thousand
Eight Hundred and Twenty nine concerning a male Bastard
Child, lately born in the Parish of Padstow aforesaid,
of the body of MARIA WILLIAMS 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 MARIA
WILLIAMS that she the said MARIA WILLIAMS on the
Eighteenth day of October last past was delivered of a
male Bastard Child, at 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 JAMES WENDRON of the said parish Ship
Carpenter, did beget the said Bastard Child, on the body
of her the said MARIA WILLIAMS
AND WHEREAS the said JAMES WENDRON has appeared before
us but has not shewn any sufficient cause why he the
said JAMES WENDRON 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 MARIA WILLIAMS as otherwise, do hereby adjudge
him the said JAMES WENDRON 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 JAMES WENDRON 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 (not specified) 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 KENDALL as otherwise, that
the reasonable Costs of this our Order of Filiation, do
amount together to the Sum of Eleven Shillings and two
pence We, the said Justices, do thereupon further order
that the said JAMES WENDRON shall and do forthwith
likewise pay the said last-mentioned Sum of Eleven
Shillings and two pence for the indemnifying the said
Parish of Padstow against the said last mentioned Sum of
Eleven Shillings and two pence. And we do also hereby
further order, that the said JAMES WENDRON 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 MARIA WILLIAMS 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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