To his Majesties Justices of the Peace
Assembled at the General Quarter Sessions
to be held at Hicks Hall in and for the
County of Middlesex .

The humble Petition of Appeal of
George Bower< no role >

Sheweth

That by an Order of Session dated the 7th. day of
May 1789. Under the hands and Seals of John Brettell< no role > &
N. Conant Esqr two of his Majesties Justices of the Peace
acting and inhabiting in the Parish of Saint Andrew
Holborn which lies above the Bars in the said County of
Middlesex and the Parish of Saint George the Martyr in
the said County Your Petitioner and Appeallant was
adjudged the Putative Father of the Male Wastard Child
born of the Body of Mary Child< no role > formerly Mary
Champer< no role > Single Woman and was thereby Ordered to Pay
to the Overseers of the Poor of the above Parishes the
Sum of Four Pounds Nine Shillings and Six Pences by
them alledged to be expended for the releif of & Maintenance
of the said Child and was thereby also Ordered in Future
to Pay the said Overseers the weekly Sum of three
Shilliings & Six Pence towards the Maintenance of the
said Child so long as the same should remain charged the

That Your Petitioner and Appeallant conceiving
himself to be materially injured and agrieved by the
said Order of the said Justices is advised to appeal therefrom
And therefore

Your Petitioner & Appeallant
humbly Prays that such his Appeal
may be received and Entered at the
next General Quarter Sessions of the
Peace or the adjournment thereof and
that a day may be appointed for
hearing and determing the same

And Your Petr. shall ever Pray