In 1663 a woman who was committed to the Castle of Yorke for felony and afterwards executed, was while there delivered of a male child, which was left in the gaol, and as it was not known where the woman was last an inhabitant the child could not be sent to the place of her settlement, Sir Tho. Gower was desired by Justices of Assize to take a course for present maintenance of the child. He caused it to be put unto the wife of John Boswell to be nursed and provided for with other necessaries. John Boswell and his wife have maintained the child ever since and have hitherto received no manner of allowance for the same. Ordered that the several Ridings shall pay their proportions to the maintenance past and present, after the rate of £5 per annum. (_Yorks. N.R. Q.S. Rec._, Vol. VI, pp. 102-3, 1666.) Marmaduke Vye was only to have £4 a year for keeping the child born in the gaol of Ivelchester whose mother was hanged for cutting of purses. (_Somerset Q.S. Rec._, Vol. I, p. 101., 1613.) Item payd to the said widowe Elkyns for Dyett and keeping of a poore child leafte upon the chardge of the parish at 11d. the weecke from the 14th of August, 1599, till this secound of Sept., 1601, every Saturday, being two yeres and three weeckes, videlicet 107 weeckes in toto vˡⁱ vijs. (_Ch. Accs., St. Michael’s in Bedwendine, Worcester_, p. 147.) Itm pd. to Batrome’s wife of Linstead for keeping of Wright’s child 52 weeks £3 0s. 8d. (Cratfield _Parish Papers_, p. 129, 1602.) Pd to Geo. Cole to take and bring up Eliz. Wright, the daughter of Ann Wright according to his bond, £4. 0s. 0d. More towards her apparell 5s. (_Ibid._ p. 137. 1609.) Item paide Chart’s Child’s keeping by the week £4. 11s. 8d. Item for apparrell £1. 18s. 2d. Item paid to the surgeon for her. 3s. 6d. (_Suss. Arch. Coll._, Vol. xx., p. 101, _Acct. Bk of Cowden_. 1627.) for apparrelling Wm. Uridge and for his keeping this yeare £5. 12s. 9d. (_Ibid._ p. 103, 1632.) For the keep of William Kemsing 14 weeks £1. 2s. 8d. and 23 weeks at 2s. per week, £2. 6s. 0d. and for apparrelling of him; and for his indentures; and for money given with him to put him out apprentice; and expended in placing him out £11. 17s. 9d. (_Ibid._ p. 107, 1650.) John Mercies wief for keeping Buckles child, weekly, 1s. 6d. John Albaes wief for keeping Partickes child, 1s. 4d. (_S.P.D._, cccxlvii., 67, 1. Feb, 1637. Answer of Churchwardens to Articles given by J.P.’s for St. Albans). George Arnold and Jas. Michell late overseers of the poore of the parishe of Othery ... had committed a poore child to the custody, keepinge and maintenance of ... Robert Harris promising him xijid. weekly. (_Somerset, Q.S. Rec._, Vol. III, p. 1, 1646.) Order for Thos. Scott, a poor, lame, impotent child, to be placed with Joanna Brandon; She to be paid 5s. a week for his maintenance. (_Middlesex Co. Rec._, p. 180, _Sess. Book_, 1698).