To the Rt Honble. Sr John Ward< no role > Knt : Lord Mayor of the Citty of London and
alsoe to the Rt. Worshipfull the rest of his Maties Justices of the Peace for the said
Citty in their Generall Quarter Sessions Assembled.

The humble Peticon of Francis Stevens< no role > .

Sheweth

That in the Month of March last your Petr: was bound over at
the Complaint of the Church wardens and Overseers of the poore of the
Parish of Allhallows Staining London for begetting Elizabeth Pocock< no role >
Singlewoman with Chite of a MaleBastard Child born in the Said
Parish and become Chargeable thereto That at the Generall Quarter Sessions
of the Peace holden for the Said Citty on the 6th: day of Aprill last Youear
Petr did Appeare to Answere the Said Compet. According to the Condition
of his Recoqnizance And upon Mocon made by Councill Your Peter
was Ordered to Continue bound till the next Sessions So that in the mean
time the Churchwardens and Overseers of the poore of the said Parish
might Obtain an Order of two Justices Adjudging Your Petr: to be the
Father of the Said Bastard Child And it was likewise Ordered by this
Court that if Such Order was not Obtained Your Petr. Should be
discharged Whereupon at the following Sessions of the peace held on the
12th: Day of May last Your Petr, did Appear and was Informed by the
Churchwardens of the Said Parish that they had Obtained an Order of
two Justices and promised the Peter to Serve him with a Copy thereof
if Your Petr. would Consent to Continue bound till this present Sessions
upon which Your Petr. doth Still continue bound as Aforesaid.

But now See it is may it please Your Honr. and Worpps That
Your Peticoner hath often requested the said Churchwardens to
Serve him with a Copy of the Order he being Ignorant of ye Contents
thereof but they now refuse Soe to doe whereby Your Peticoner is
Carr'd the benefitt of his Appeal to Your Hone & Worpps therefrom.

Your Peticoner therefore most humbly prays Your
Honr. and Worpps will Order Your Peticoner to be
discharged of his Recognizance or that the Churchwardens
of the Said Parish may Serve him with a Copy of the
Order as in Such Cases is usuall whereby he may Save to
himselfe the benefitt of Appeal if he conceives himself
Aggreived thereby.