To the Right: Honoble & Worspll: her Matis: Justices of ye. peace for ye City of London
The humble peticon & Appeal of ye. churchwardens and
Overseers of ye. poor of ye. parish of St. Leonard
Shoreditch in ye County of Middx :

Sheweth

That by a Warrant or Order under ye hands & Seales of Two of her
Matis Justices of ye. peace for ye. sd. City of London , (Quor unus)
beareing date ye. Twelfth day of January 1711: a Male Bastard
child borne on ye. body of Jane Pettitt< no role > Singlewoman , Baptized
Joseph Pettitt< no role > , now a Cont Five Months of age was removed
from ye. parish of St. Bartholomew neare ye. Royall Exchange
in ye. sd. City of London , to ye. sd. parish of St. Leonard
Shoreditch therein Settinge forth that ye. sd. Male Bastard child
properly & equitably belongs to ye. sd. parish of St. Leonard
Shoreditch as ye place of his Just & Legall Setlemt:

Your peticoners therefore findeinge themselves agreived wth:
the Judgmt: of ye. sd. Two Justices, of ye. peace, humbly appeals
to this Honoble Court against ye. sd. Warrant or Order and
humbly prayes Your Worsp: will be pleased to heare ye. sd.
Appeal and to give Such Judgmt: therein, as to your Worps.
shall seem meet Your peticoners haveing given due
Notice to ye. churchwardens of ye. sd. parish of St. Bartholomew
of this Appeals

And Your peticoners shall ever pray Etc:

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