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To the Right Honoble:
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William Ashurst
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And to the Right Worll. the rest of their
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Maties.
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1694
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The humble Peticon and Appeale of the Churchwardens
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& Overseers of ye Poore of ye Pish of St. Butt wth. out Algate
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Sheweth
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That by Virtue of A Warrant or Order under the hands & Seales of twoe
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of their Maties.
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within this City one being of the Quor
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a newborn female Children the third of May last was sent to yor. Petr. to
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be Pvided for upon the Oath of one
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Francis Finney
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that the said Child
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was found said in A hand baskett in yor. Petr. said Parish of
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St. Butt
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devonshire Square
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which divideth the bounds of their
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said Parish from the Parish of St. Butt Bishoppsgate whereas in truth
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the posts to which the said gate hangeth And the ground sells on which
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the said hand baskett was sett laid & found is 12 inches broad and lyeth
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wholly in the Parish of
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And the said Posts
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are marked on the inside of them wth. out the said Gate wth. the Markes
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of the Parish of
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Yor. Petrs. therefore humbly Pray yor. Honors. &
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Worpps. to hear them in the Prmisses and to order the
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Said Female Child to be sent to the Churchwardens of
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the Parish of
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in wth. Parish the
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said Child was laid and found to be by them Pvided for
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According to the Law.
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And they shall Pray Etc.
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