Peticon of
Church Wardens of st Peters
in Canterbury

Thursday at 10 [..] nooning
appointed for Ch Wardens of
Beckwell Green & New Tower
to attend.

Appeal allowed
[..]

pls Greethurst

Apri
1694

To the right Worpfull their Majesties
Justices of the peace for the County of Mids

The humble petition and Appeal of the Churchwardens of the
parish of St Peters in the City of Canterbury

Sheweth

That by two severall Warrants under the hands and seales of
George Bohun< no role > and Rob Constable< no role > Esqr [..] two Majesties
Justices of the peace for this County (Quorum vnus) the one
Caring date the 7r day of Janry last past and the other the
Sixth day of February following the first thereof being
made on the Complt of the Church Wardens of Bethnall Green
in the parish of Stepny and the other oh the Complty of the Church
Wardens of the Hamlet of Mile End New town in the same
parish shewing that one Mary Greethurst< no role > late Wife of Thomas
greethurst< no role > then deceased wth two Children Mr Anne< no role > and
the other not christned were lately come into the said parish
without giving Notice as the Law requires, And that they
were likely to become chargeable and that it appearing
to them the said Justices upon Oath that Thomas the husband
was last legally setled in the parish of St Peters in Canterbury
as an apprentice and hath gained no other fellowed since
the Church wardens of St peters were ordered to provide for them
Whereas in with the said Thomas was never an Apprentice
in the Sd parish of St peters or ever legally selled there

Wherefore yr petitioners doe appeal from
the said Order and pray that the Church
Wardens of the said Hamletts Mr Stepny parish
may shew cause why the said Mary and Ray has Children
should not be released to them and your Peticoners