| An order made by Sr John Wyndham knight and
John Trevelyan Esquire two of his ma(jes)ties jusitces of hte peac(e)
within the county att yarde...touching the relief of a bastard
child borne of the body of Agnes Jesse wherof John Williams of Stogumber
ys the reputed father as followeth
Imprimis wee doe order after full hearinge of this matter of bastardy
and the circumstances therof that John Williams of Stogumber aforesaid
husbandman who in our opynions ys the reputed father of the said bastard
child shall paye eight pence weekly to the overseers of the poor of the
sayd parish to be ymployed by them towardes the relieffe and instentacon
of the sayd bastard child and helpe towarde the discharge of the sayde
parish as in their discrecions sholde thought best The sayd payments to
begin and contynewe from the birthe of the sayd childe untill yt shallbe
bound out as an apprentice or otherwyse sufficiently provided for by him
w(i)thout charge and burthen to the sayd parish and also that the sayd
John Williams shall put in hande with sufficient suertys to the
overseers of the sayd p(a)rish or to some two of them for the
payment thereof and for the performance of our order
Item we do farther order on the p(ar)t and behalf of the sayd Agnes
Jesse that she shall at all tymes here after Keepe Minister and
Mayntayne her sayd child without burthen to the parish or else she
shallbe brought before us to be committed to the house of
correction ther to contynewe and be sett on worke for one whole yeare
according to the statute in that case provided, and lykewyse for her
corporal punishments that she be openly whipped and sha(r)ply punished
on Satterday next at or neere the p(ar)rish churche of Stogumber
aforesayd by two of the clock in the after noon by the tythingman. |