Richard
(Stuckey) Kingsbury El BE 1786 PS/ILM 6/38 94
The examination of Hester STUCKEY singlewoman
now residing in the parish of Kingsbury Episcopi in
the said county taken the 12th day of Oct 1786
Who upon her oath said that on the 21st day of
August last past she had born of her body in the said parish of Kingsbury Episcopi a female bastard child which is become chargeable
to the said parish and that Richard MALE of Kingsbury Episcopi
aforesaid Labourer is the real and only father of the
said bastard child.
The mark of the said x Hester STUCKEY
Sworn before H? RODBAND?
Jno HANNING
Richard (Stuckey) Kingsbury Ep. BO 1786 PS/ILM 6/60 9
Somerset
to wil
The ORDER of Henry
RODBARD & John HANNING Esquires
– Two of his Majefty’s Juftices
of the Peace of and for the faid county – One whereof is of the Quorum, and both refiding
in or next unto the Limits of the Parish Church within the Parifh
of Kingsbury Episcopi
in the faid County, made the 12th Day of October
in the Year of our Lord One Thoufand, Seven Hundred,
and eighty six concerning a female Baftard
Child lately born in the Parifh of Kingsbury Episcopi – aforefaid, of the Body of Hester STUCKEY – Singlewoman, as followeth.
WHEREAS it hath appeared unto us the faid
Juftices, as well upon the Complaint of the
Church-wardens and Overfeers of the Poor of the faid Parifh of Kingsbury Episcopi
as upon the Oath of the faid Hester STUCKEY that fhe the faid Hester STUCKEY
was on the 21st Day of August last delivered of a female Baftard
Child, in the faid Parifh
of Kingsbury Episcopi
and that the fame is become chargeable to the Parisfh
of Kingsbury Episcopi
aforefaid and further that Richard MALE of Kingsbury Episcopi aforesaid
Labourer
is the Father thereof:
AND whereas the said
Richard MALE hath this day appeared before us and hath shewn?
no cause why an order should not be made on him as the
reputed father of the said Bastard??? child
We the faid Juftices
do therefore, upon Examination of the Caufe and Circumftances of the Premifes, as
well upon the Oath of the said Hester
STUCKEY as otherwife, hereby adjudge, that the faid female Baftard Child was born in the faid
Parifh of Kingsbury
Episcopi and do alfo
adjudge him the faid Richard MALE to be the real and reputed Father of the faid Baftard Child.
AND we do order, as well for the better Relief of the faid Parifh of Kingsbury Episcopi
as for the Suftentation and Relief of the faid Baftard Child, that the faid Richard MALE
fhall and do forthwith, on Notice of this our Order,
pay of caufe to be paid to the church-wardens and Overfeers of the Poor of the faid
Parifh of Kingsbury
Episcopi or fome or one
of them, the fum of seventeen shillings & six pence for and towards the Lying-in of
the faid Hester
STUCKEY and the Maintencance of the faid Baftard Child, from the
Birth thereof to the Time of making this our Order.
AND we do hereby further order, that the faid
Richard MALE fhall
and do alfo pay or caufe to
be paid to the Church-wardens and Overfeers of the
Poor of the faid Parifh of Kingsbury Episcopi
for the Time being, or to fome or one of them, the
Sum of one shilling weekly and every
Week, from this Time prefent, for and towards the
Keeping, Suftentation, and Maintenance of the faid Baftard Child, for fo long Time as the fame fhall be
chargeable to the faid Parifh
of Kingsbury Episcopi.
AND we do further order, that the faid
Hester STUCKEY fhall
alfo pay or caufe to be
paid to the faid Church-wardens and Overfeers fo the Poor of the faid Parifh of Kingsbury Episcopi
for the Time being, or to fome or one of them, the
Sum of one shilling weekly and every
Week, fo long as the faid Baftard Child fhall be chargeable
to the faid Parifh of
Kingsbury Episcopi in cafe fhe
fhall not nurfe and take
Care of the faid Child herfelf.
GIVEN under our Hands and Seals the
Day and Year firft above written.
H. RODBARD?
Jno HANNING