To the Rt. Worpfull his Maties. Justices of the Peace for the County of Middx

The humble peticon & Appeale of Lewis Demenns< no role >

Sheweth

That by an Order under the hands & Seales of Bastwick Johnson< no role > and
Robert Kirby< no role > Esqr two of his Majties Justices of the Peace for this County (Quorm
unus) dated the eighth day of March last your peticoner is adjudged to be the
Putative Father of a Male Bastard Child born on the body of Elizabeth
Endor< no role > Singlewoman on the 17th day of Novr. 1721 in that part of the Parish
of St. Dunstan Stebunheath als Stepney in this County and since
baptized by the name of James and registred James Jones< no role > (as is alle alleadged [..]
in the said Order) and thereby your Peticoner is ordered to pay the Church:
warden & Overseers of the [..] Poor of the said Hamblet some or one
of them the aril Sum of One pound fourteen Shillings being already disbursed
& paid (as is pretended) by the said Churchwarden & Overseers of the poor
for and by reason of the maintenance & bringing up of the said male Bastard Child
and other incident charged, and also to pay Weekly from & after the date
of the said Order to the said Churchwarden and Overseers of the poor
some or one of them the Sum of Two Shillings & Six pence for and towards
the releife & maintenance of the said Bastard Child for so long time
as the same shall remaine chargeable to the said Hamblet and of & from the
charge of the said Male Bastard child at all times hereafter to save
harmless & indempnifye the said Hamblet of Wapping Stepney

For as much as

That your Peticoner finds himself aggreived by the said Order or
Judgmt. of the said two Justices and doth humbly appeals to this Court
against the same

Your Peticoner therefore humbly prays that
this Court will be pleased to appoint a day this
present Sessions for the hearing & determine in [..]
of the said Appeale and that your Peticoner may
releived according to Law & Justice

And your Peticon shall pray Etc

Middx ss

Ad General Quarterial Sessions Pacis Dui
Regis tent P Com Middx apnd Westmr in Com prd die
Lune in Septiana P past Curn pascha scilt Vicetimo
scdo die April Anno Regin Dui Georgy nunc
Regis Magne Britanie Etc nono

It is ordered by this Court that the Churchwarden
and Overseers of the poor of that part of the parish of St.
Dunstan Stebunheath als Stepney comonly called or known by
the Name of the Hamblet of Wapping Stepney in this County have
notice of this Appeale, And that they and all persons concerned doe
attend this Court at Hicks hall in St. John Street in this County on Fryday
next at ten of the Clock in the Forenoon to hear & abide the Judgmt.
and detminacon of this Court touching the said Appeale