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<p n="484">To the Rt: Worshipfull his Maties Justices of the Peace<lb></lb>
for the County of Middx in guarter Sessions Assembled</p>
<p n="485">The Humbl: Peticon & Appeale of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50206_n485-1">John Davis</rs>
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</p>
<p n="486"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
</p>
<p n="487">That by an Order under the hands & Seales of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50206_n487-1">Richard<lb></lb>
Brown</rs>
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& <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50206_n487-3">Jacob Harry</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50206_n487-3" type="surname" value="Harry"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50206_n487-3" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50206_occ208">Esqrs</rs>
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: Two of his Maties <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50206_occ209">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the County<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50206_geo113">Middlx</rs>
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(Quor un) and Inhabiting within the Limitts of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50206_geo114"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50206_geo115">Psh: Church</rs>
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of the ph:<lb></lb>
of St. Mary Islington</rs>
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in the said County Yor: Peticoner is Adjudged the reputed<lb></lb>
Father of a Female Bastard Child born on the Body of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50206_n487-2">Mary Littlejohn</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50206_occ210">Single<lb></lb>
woman</rs>
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on the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50206_date81">Tenth day of August Last</rs>
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in the Said parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50206_geo116">St: Mary Islington</rs>
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<lb></lb>
the Said Order bearing Date the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50206_date82">Seventh day of September 1722</rs>
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<p n="488">And yor Peticoner by the said Order is also Adjudged to pay to the<lb></lb>
Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor or to Some or one of them the sume of forty Shilling<lb></lb>
of Good & Lawfull money of Great Britain towards defraying the Charge of the Ihatants<lb></lb>
of the said parish of St: Mary Islington for the releife of the said Female Bastard Child<lb></lb>
for the first four weeks after the birth thereof and for the charge of her lying Inn & also<lb></lb>
that yor Peticoner shall weekly & every week afterwards pay unto the said Churchwardens and<lb></lb>
Overseers of the Poor or to one or one of them Two Shillings & Six Pence towards the releife &<lb></lb>
maintainance of the said Female Bastard Child, shall remain Chargable to the said parish<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
and of and from<del>the charge</del>
the Charge there of at all times hereaftershall save and keep harmless<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Indempnifie the Inhitants of the said Parish of St: Mary Islington; And forthwith give<lb></lb>
sufficient Security to the Church wardens & Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish of St.<lb></lb>
Mary Islington for the true Pformance of the sd: Order, Or to Appear at the next Gent: Quar<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Sessions of the Peace to be holden for the said County of Middx then & there to abide Such<lb></lb>
Order as the Justices of the peace for the said County or the more Part of them shall take in<lb></lb>
that behalfe</p>
<p n="489">Yor: Petr: therefore thinks himself Agreived by the said Order and Appeales<lb></lb>
against the same, And Pray this Honble: Court that a day may be Appointed<lb></lb>
for all psons Concerned to Attend And that yorr: Petr: may have such releife<lb></lb>
in the Prmises as to Yor: Worships in Yor: great wisdom shall seem meet<lb></lb>
upon hearing the Parties</p>
<p n="490">And Yor. Peticoner Shall ever pray Etc.</p>
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