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To the Right Honourable
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Thomas Rawlinson
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Peace for at the General Quarter Sessions at the Peace held at
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The Humble petition of
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was upon a proper and Legal Examination taken before
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being his Legal Settlement
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That in Pursuance of Such Pass she was Conveyed to the
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in her way to her said Settlement and Delivered to one
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who thereupon Gave
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That Notwithstanding she was so Delivered to him together with her Pass
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and Duplicate of Examination he has Totally Refused to Obey the Same and was
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Counter and as your Petitioner Beleives therein by the Churchwarden or some
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other officer of the said Parish and she Still Continues in the said Parish the he had
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Repealed Orders from Alderman Cockayne to Obey the said Pass
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That about three Months after such Pass she was Delivered of a Male
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Bastard Child which is now as your Petitioner beleives Chargeable to the said
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That Since her Delivery she has made Oath Before two of his Majesties
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Justices of the peace for the said city that your Petitioner is the Father of the said
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Bastard who have thereupon Ordered your petitioner to pay three Pounds to the
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Churchwardens or Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish being so much Expended by
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them in Maintaining the said Bastard Child and also two shillings and Six pence
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P Week Weekly for its Future Maintenance
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That your Petitioner being Conscious of his not ever having any criminal
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Knowledge of the said Ann Coulson thinks himself Greatly Aggreived by the said Order
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And your Petitioners in Informed that the said Constable by not Obeying the said Pass
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has Acted Alegally and Contray to the Acts of Parliament and that thereby your
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Petitioner is Discharged the Parish having by their own Act Drew the Charge
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upon themselves
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Your Petitioner therefore Most Humbly Hopes an
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prays that you would please to Quash the said Order or
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Adjudication touching the Maintenance of the said Bastard
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Child and further Releive your petitioner as you shall think
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proper And He as in Duty Bound will ever Pray Etc.
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