To the Rt: Worpll: the Chaire man and others
her Maties Justices of the Peace for the
County of Middx now assembled at
Hicks: Hall in the same County

The Humble Peticon of John Henry Oldrick< no role >

Sheweth

Unto your Worps That your Peticoner upon
and Informacon of there being a Warrant against
him and upon the Complaint of the Church-
Wardens of the Parish of St Buttolphs without
Aldgate in the County of Middx of a Suspition
of his your Peticoners getting one Elizabeth
Blare< no role > als Elizabeth Nelson< no role > with a
female Bastard Child he your Peticoner did
Voluntary enter into a Recognizance with
Sureties for his yor Peticoners Appeareance att
the then next Quarter Sessions And there being
no Proceedings for or upon the same and yor Peticoner
further Sheweth that the said Child is now and
for some time agoe is Dead

Wherefore your Peticoner humbly
desires your Worps to order the said
Church-Wardens to Appeare att a
Day Certaine before yor Worps this
Psent Sessions to shew cause why
your Peticoners Recognizance
should not be Discharged

And yor Peticoner shall
ever pray Etc