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To the Rt Honble. Sr
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John Ward
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Lord Mayor
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and
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alsoe to the Rt. Worshipfull the rest of his Maties
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Justices of the Peace
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for the said
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Citty in their Generall Quarter Sessions Assembled.
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The humble Peticon of
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Francis Stevens
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Sheweth
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That in the Month of March last your Petr: was bound over at
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the Complaint of the Church wardens and Overseers of the poore of the
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Parish of Allhallows Staining
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London for begetting
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Elizabeth Pocock
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Singlewoman
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with Chite of a MaleBastard Child born in the Said
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Parish and become Chargeable thereto That at the Generall Quarter Sessions
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of the Peace holden for the Said Citty on the 6th: day of Aprill last Youear
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Petr did Appeare to Answere the Said Compet. According to the Condition
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of his Recoqnizance And upon Mocon made by Councill Your Peter
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was Ordered to Continue bound till the next Sessions So that in the mean
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time the Churchwardens and Overseers of the poore of the said Parish
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might Obtain an Order of two Justices Adjudging Your Petr: to be the
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Father of the Said Bastard Child And it was likewise Ordered by this
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Court that if Such Order was not Obtained Your Petr. Should be
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discharged Whereupon at the following Sessions of the peace held on the
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12th: Day of May last Your Petr, did Appear and was Informed by the
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Churchwardens of the Said Parish that they had Obtained an Order of
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two Justices and promised the Peter to Serve him with a Copy thereof
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if Your Petr. would Consent to Continue bound till this present Sessions
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upon which Your Petr. doth Still continue bound as Aforesaid.
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But now See it is may it please Your Honr. and Worpps That
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Your Peticoner hath often requested the said Churchwardens to
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Serve him with a Copy of the Order he being Ignorant of ye Contents
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thereof but they now refuse Soe to doe whereby Your Peticoner is
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Carr'd the benefitt of his Appeal to Your Hone & Worpps therefrom.
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Your Peticoner therefore most humbly prays Your
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Honr. and Worpps will Order Your Peticoner to be
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discharged of his Recognizance or that the Churchwardens
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of the Said Parish may Serve him with a Copy of the
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Order as in Such Cases is usuall whereby he may Save to
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himselfe the benefitt of Appeal if he conceives himself
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Aggreived thereby.
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