To the Right Worshipfull their Majties Justice
of the Generall Quarter Sessions held for
the 12 Janry 1690
The humble petition of Margaret Vinyard< no role > This name instance is in set 2341.
That Jacob Dehew< no role >
of the parish of Stepney
in this County
[..] be late beggotten and had a Male bastard Child bound of the body of
Margaret the second day of March 1688 upon Complaint thereof
[..] rtert was Ordered that the said Dehew should take care of [..]
[..] the said Child and Mother her Lyeing Inn according to the [..]
[..] case made and provided: the said Jacob Dehew< no role >
never had [..]
[..] to any order made by this Bench on Justices but in concerned
[..] of the said Orders in Language not fit to be menconed to this
[..] refusseth to performe or obey the same upon a second complaint
[..] said Deherees Disobayeing the order To Sr William Smith< no role >
and
[..] Justice Mudd there upon made an order for the said Dehew to
A [..] and pay into the hands of the [..] mother of the Child or into
[..] then hands of the Church wardens of Ratecliffe
from the date thereof
for the time and pace of one whole yeare the sume of 2d 6s each
weak and after the Expiracon of that year farther to provide for
and allow for the maintenance of the saidCourtChild as this
Court should ajudge not with standing that order which is ready
to be produced when this Court shall think fitt Refused and
still refusseth to obay or performe the same and never paid
one farthing for the mothers Lyeing Inn and keepeing and the
Child and his apparell suite its birth Except £17 6d and now the
Childs almost repare old which when your honour petr Demands
[..] to obay the said Order your petitnor goes in
Dread of her life and receives nothing Except the above said
[..] Language towards this Court and Justices in consider [..]
thereof
Yor petitioner being a Single woman
and
not capable of any Law or meanes to
compell the said Dehew to obay the above
said Orders your petitioner humbly prayes
your honnrs Finall Order to compell the
said Dehew
to performe the same and to
provide for the said Child house forward with
out any further troubleing this honoble
Court and your petitioner as in Duty
bound shall ever
Shall ever pray etc