To the Right Worshipfull his Majesty's Justices
of the peace
for the County of Middx
in Quarter
Sessions assembled.
The humble peticon and Appeal of philip Waite< no role >
of Southwark
in the County of Surry
Dyer
.
Sheweth
That by Virtue of an Order dated the one & twentyeth day of
March last
under the hands and Seals of
John Ellis< no role >
Esqr
[..]
[..] ud
Richard Gifford< no role >
Esqr
then cure
and now One otherof his Majesty's Justices of the peace
for
the said County of Middx
(One whereof being then of the Quorum Etc)
Your Peticoner is adjudged to be the putative Father
of a Female
bastard Child born in the parish of St. Gyles in the Feilds
in the said
County of Middx on the Body of
Margaret Turner< no role >
Widow
on the
twentieth day of the said Month of March
which was not then
baptized, And hath Ever Since the Birth thereof been Chargeable
to the said parish
[..] as is alledged in the said Order
And thereby Your peticoner is Ordered and appointed forthwith upon
notice of the said Order to pay to the Chruchwardens and Overseers of the
said parish Some or one of them the Sume of fifty Shillings them already
extended by the said Churchwardens & Overseers of the poor
for releife
of the said female Bastard Child for the first four weeks after the
birth thereof & for the Charge of her Lyeing in and also Weekly
and every week from themeforth to pay to the said Churchwardens and
Overseers of the poor or to Some or One of them the Sume of two
Shillings & Six pence for and towards the releife and maintenance of
the said female Bastard Child for so long time as the Same shall
remain Chargeable to the said Parish And from the Charge
thereof save harmless and indempnifie the said parish
(Johnson Sell< no role >
for the Appellants)
That Yor peticoner finds himself aggrieved by the said Order
& Judgement of the Said two Justices And humbly appeals to this Court
against the same & prays that the said appeal may be cirrf
by this Court & saved to them & that the hearing and
determinacon thereof may be adjorned to the met genal
quarter Sessions of the peace to be held for this County
& that your petrs may be releived him according to Law &
Justice
And your petrs shall pray Etc