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To the Right Honble the Lord Mayor of the City of
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London and the rest of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace
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for the sd. City in the general Session of the Peace for
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the same City Assembled
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The humble petition and appeal of
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Andrew Spratt
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Vulgarly
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Sheweth
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That by an Order under the hands of the
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Right Honourable
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George Nelson
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Esquire
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Mayor
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and Sir
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William Stephenson
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Knight
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one of the Aldermen of said City two
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of his Majesty's
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for the said City and Liberties thereof bearing date the
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fifteenth day of
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April one thousand seven hundred and sixty six
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your petitioner is adjudged to be the reputed Father of a
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Female Bastard Child of which one
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Sarah Bailey
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singlewoman
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was on or about the twelfth day of
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June one thousand & seven hundred and sixty four delivered in the parish of Saint Bridget vulgarly
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London which is already become chargeable to the said Parish and is likely so to continue
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and your petitioner thereby ordered to pay or Cause to be paid unto the Churchwardens & Overseers of the
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Poor of the said Parish of Saint Bridget London some or one of them the sum of Two pounds two Shillings
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and Six pence of lawful money of Great Britain so much being by them already expended for and towards
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the Maintenance of the said Female Bastard Child and also that your Petitioner shall on Tuesday in
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every Week from and after the Date thereof so long as the said female Bastard Child shall continue
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chargeable to the said Parish pay or cause to be paid unto the Churchwardens and Overseers of the poor of
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the said Parish or to one of them the Sum of Two Shillings and six pence of like lawful Money for and
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towards the Maintenance and keeping of the said female Bastard Child
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Your petitioner apprehending the said Order to be illegal and himself to
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be aggreived thereby doth humbly appeal against the same and pray Relief in the Premisses
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And your petitioner Etc
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