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The Examination of MARGARET WILLS of the Parish of Saint
Cleer, taken on Oath before us JOHN BULLER and WILLIAM
JOPE Esquires two of his Majesty’s Justices the twelfth
Day of December in the Year of our Lord One Thousand
Eight Hundred and Twenty nine Who saith, that on the
Eighth Day of November now last past, at Downhill in the
Parish of Saint Cleer aforesaid, in the said County of
Cornwall she the said MARGARET WILLS was delivered of a
female Bastard Child and that the said Bastard Child is
become chargeable to the said Parish of Saint Cleer and
that JOHN HONEYCOMBE of the said Parish of Saint Cleer
Labourer did get her with Child of the said Bastard
Child
Taken and signed the
Day
and Year above written, before |
The mark of MARGARET
WILLS |
(Signed) J. BULLER
(Signed) W. JOPE |
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ON THE REVERSE
12 Decr. 1829
Order of
Filiation
Margaret
Wills and
Bastard
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The Order of JOHN BULLER and WILLIAM JOPE 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 Saint Cleer in the said County,
made the twelfth Day of December One Thousand Eight
Hundred and twenty nine concerning a female Bastard
Child lately born in the Parish of Saint Cleer
aforesaid, of the Body of MARGARET WILLS single Woman.
Whereas it hath appeared unto us the said Justices, as
well upon the Complaint of the Churchwardens and
Overseers of the poor of the said parish of Saint Cleer
as upon the Oath of the said MARGARET WILLS that she the
said MARGARET WILLS on the Eight Day of November now
last past, was delivered of a female Bastard Child at ?Devonhill
in the Parish of Saint Cleer in the said County, and
that the said Bastard Child is become chargeable to the
said Parish of Saint Cleer and further that JOHN
HONEYCOMBE of the said Parish of Saint Cleer Laborer did
beget the said Bastard Child on the Body of her the said
MARGARET WILLS And whereas it has been duly proved to us
upon Oath that the said JOHN HONEYCOMBE, has been duly
summoned to appear before us the said Justices to the
end that we might examine into the cause and
circumstances of the premises, and Whereas the said JOHN
HONEYCOMBE has neglected to appear before us according
to the said Summons. We therefore, upon Examination of
the Cause and Circumstances of the Premises, as well
upon the Oath of the said MARGARET WILLS as otherwise,
do hereby adjudge him the said JOHN HONEYCOMBE 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 Saint Cleer as for the Sustentation and Relief
of the said Bastard Child that the said JOHN HONEYCOMBE
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 Saint Cleer
or to some or one of them, the sum of Two Pounds fifteen
shillings and eight pence for and towards the Lying-in
of the said MARGARET WILLS and the Maintenance of the
said Bastard Child to the Time of making this our Order,
and for the charges and Expences incurred prior to the
said Order of Filiation being made, and incident to the
obtaining of the said Order, as ascertained on Oath. And
we do also hereby further order, that the said JOHN
HONEYCOMBE shall likewise pay or cause to be paid to the
Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the said
Parish of Saint Cleer for the Time being, or to some or
one 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 Time as
the said Bastard Child shall be chargeable to the said
Parish of Saint Cleer. And we do further order, that the
said MARGARET WILLS shall also pay or cause to be paid
to the said Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of
the said Parish of Saint Cleer 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 Saint Cleer 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.
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(Signed) J.
BULLER (and Sealed)
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(Signed) W. JOPE (and Sealed) |
ON THE REVERSE
John Honeycombe’s
Order Filiation
1829
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