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Cornwall to wit. } The Order of
John Coryton and Weston Helyar 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 Pillaton in the said County, made the
second day of September in the twenty Fourth year of the
reign of his said Majesty King George the third
concerning a Female bastard child, lately born in the
parish aforesaid, of the Body of Mary Bennett
single Woman.
Whereas it hath appeared unto us
the said Justices, as well upon the complaint of the
church-wardens and overseers of the poor of the parish
of pillaton as upon oath of the said Mary
Bennett that she the said Mary Bennett on the
twenty third day of June now last past was delivered of
a female bastard child at Pillaton aforesaid in the said
parish of Pillaton in the said County and that the said
bastard child is likely to be chargeable to said parish
of pillaton and further, that John Bartlett
of Callington in the said County, farmer did
beget the said bastard child on the body of her the said
Mary Bennett.
And whereas the said John Bartlett hath appeared
before Us in pursuance of ours summons for that purpose
but hath not shown any sufficious cause why He the said
John Bartlett 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 Mary Bennett as otherwise, do hereby adjudge
him the said John Bartlett 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 Pillaton as for sustenance and relief
of the said bastard child, that the said John Bartlett
shall and do forthwith, upon notice of this our order
pay, or cause to be paid, to the said church-wardens and
overseers of the poor of the said parish of Pillaton -
or to some or one of them the sum of - for and towards
the lying in of the said – and the maintenance of the
said bastard child, to the time of making this out
order.
And we do also hereby further order, that the said
John Bartlett shall
likewise pay or cause to be paid, to the
church-wardens and overseers of the poor of the said
parish of pillaton for the time being, or some or
one of them, the sum of eighteen pence weekly and every
week from the present time, for and towards the keeping,
sustenance, 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 Pillaton
And we do further order that the said John Bartlett
shall also pay or cause to be paid to the said
church-wardens and overseers of the poor of the said
parish of pillaton for the time being, or to some
or one of them, the sum of eighteen pence weekly and
every week, so long as the said bastard child shall be
chargeable to the said parish of Pillaton, 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.
| John Coryton (signed and
sealed) |
Weston Helyar (signed and
sealed) |
(on reverse of sheet)
Stamp Cornwall County Record Office D.D.P. 188/16/1
Bartlett’s Order of 1s 6 ? week
For Bennett’s Child.
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