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<p n="49">To the Worshipfull the Bench of Justices for the<lb></lb>
County of Middx now in Sessions assembled.</p>
<p n="50">The humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50236_n50-1">Richard Crout</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50236_n50-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50236_geo34">Bowling Alley</rs>
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in the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50236_geo35">St. Margt. Westmr</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50236_geo35" type="placeName" value="St. Margt. Westmr"></interp>
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. <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50236_occ26">Butcher</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="51"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That your Petr. having been charged upon Oath before the<lb></lb>
Worshipfull Mr Justices Lowth and Mr. Justice Browne with the<lb></lb>
Begetting of a make Bastard child of the body of one <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50236_n51-100">Elizabeth<lb></lb>
Cocky</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50236_n51-100" type="surname" value="Cocky"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50236_n51-100" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
of the parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50236_geo36">St. Giles without Criplegate</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50236_geo36" type="type" value="parish"></interp>
in the County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50236_geo37">Middx</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50236_geo37" type="type" value="parish"></interp>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50236_occ27">Widow</rs>
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A Warrant was granted and made by the said Justices that your<lb></lb>
Petr. the Putative Father of the said chile should pay or cause to be<lb></lb>
paid unto the Churchwardens our & Overseers of the poor of the said<lb></lb>
Parish for the time being or to some or one of them the Sume of Two<lb></lb>
Shillings and six pence P week for and towards the maintenance<lb></lb>
and releife of the said Bastard Child for Soe long time as the said<lb></lb>
Child should remaine chargeable to the said Parish And that your<lb></lb>
Petr. Should give Suffitient Sureties for the performance of the Same</p>
<p n="52">That your Petr. in Obedience of such Order Die Attend the<lb></lb>
proper Officers of the said Parish with Suffitient Surety or for<lb></lb>
his performance of the Same but on such their Attendance the<lb></lb>
Officers of the said Parrish refused to Accept the Same without<lb></lb>
your Petr. First paid them a Bill which they then brought in and<lb></lb>
insisted upon which your Petr. look'd upon to be unreasonable and<lb></lb>
on going before Mr. Justice Fuller his Worship was of Opinion<lb></lb>
that there was an Imposicon upon your Petr. in Some Article in the<lb></lb>
said Accot. and bound your Petr. over by his said Suretys to Appear<lb></lb>
here this Sessions to give bail for the performance of the said<lb></lb>
Order and to doe as the Court should direct</p>
<p n="53">Your Petr. therefore humbly prays Your Worships Order<lb></lb>
for the Church wardens and Overseers of the sd.<lb></lb>
parish of St. Giles Criplegate or some or one of them<lb></lb>
to Attend this Court to Accept Such Suretyes from<lb></lb>
your Petr. for the performance of such Order as<lb></lb>
shall be made for your Petr. to doe As to your<lb></lb>
Worshipps shall Seem agreeable to Justices and<lb></lb>
Equity</p>
<p n="54">And Your Br shall ever pray</p>
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