To the Right Hors: her Mats: Justices of the peace
for the City of London Sitting at Guild Hall

The Humble Peticon and Appeale of John
Francis< no role > of Lymehouse in the Pish of. Stepney
in the County of Middx

Humbly Sheweth

Dated ye: 8:
Janry: 1706 }

That yor: petr: by an Order under the hands and Seales of Sr .
Salathiea Lovell< no role > Knt : and Recorder of the City of London and Sr
Thomas Stamp< no role > Knt : and Alderman of the Same City two of her
Mat: Justices of the peace for the Said City. was Charged to be
the Reputed father of a male Bastard Child be gotten on the
body of pheoe Omer. that yor: petr: was Ordered by the said
Order of the two Justices aforesaid to pay unto the Churchwardens &
Overseers of the poore of the Pish of St. Pancrasse . in Pancrasse
Laine London the Sum of Six pounds Eleven Shillings & Six pence
for the Charges of the Lying In of the Said she be Omer and for
the Nurseing and keeping of the said Bastard Child for the time
past That yor: petr: knows nothing of the said Bastard Child But
that the said phebe Omer< no role > Did out her Oath before Richard
Lestock< no role > Esqr and [..] her Mats. Justices of the peace of the County of
Middx Charge Another man to be the Reputed father of the
said Child.

Yor: Petr: therefore most humbly prays
yor. Worps: to Grant him Such Releife
in the premises as in yor: Wisdomes Shall
Seeme meete

And yor. petr. Shall en
pray Etc: