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To the Worshipful his Maties. Justices of the Peace for the
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County of Middx at the Sessions at
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The humble Petion of
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Jane Cowen
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Sheweth
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That by Order under the hands and Seales of
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Robert Kyrby
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John Kyrby
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Esqr
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. Two of his Maties.
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Justices of the Peace
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of the said
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County one
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James Knightsbridge
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was adjudged the putative Father of
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a Male Bastard Child of which yor. Petr. had been Three Yeares before
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delivered in the Parish of
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St. Paul Shadwell
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, and was thereby order
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to pay to the Church-Wardens and Overseers of the Poore of the
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Parish Two Shillings and Six pence P Week towards the bringing
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up the sd. Child and also was to give Security for his Obedience to
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the sd. Order, which he hath comply'd with as yor. Petr. hath hear'd
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and believ's, And notwithstanding yor. Petr. hath apply'd to the
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Church-Wardens of the sd. Parish for Reliefe in pursuance of the sd.
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Order they refuse to give her any, but pretend to take the Child from
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her and put it to a Parish Nurse; which by reason of the tender
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Years of the sd. Child she hopes she shall not be oblig'd to part with
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And the rather for that the sd. Kinghtsbridge is person of Ability,
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and was under a
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Contract of Marriage with yor. Petr. when the sd
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Child was begotten, And for breach whereof yor. Petr. lately brot.
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her Action at Law against him, And he to comply, with her gave
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her a Note to pay her 20l. and thereupon procur'd from her a
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General Release, and then artfully getting ye. Note into his hands
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burn't it, And yor. Petr. for Remedy hath been oblig'd to
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exhibite a Bill in Equity against him.
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She therefore humbly pray's yor. Worships will consider
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her great Misfortunes, & permit her still to take Care
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of, and Nurse the sd. Child And that the sd. Church
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Wardens & Overseers may be obliged to pay her
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the Two Shillings & Six pence Weekly, as Order'd to
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be paid by ye. sd. Two Justices towards ye. Maintenance
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and bringing up of the sd. Child or to give Such
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Reliefe as to yor. Worships shall seem meet.
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And yor. Petr. shall ever pray.
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