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To the Worshipfull the Bench of Justices for the
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County of Middx now in Sessions assembled.
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The humble Petition of
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Richard Crout
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of
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in the Parish of
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Sheweth
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That your Petr. having been charged upon Oath before the
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Worshipfull Mr Justices Lowth and Mr. Justice Browne with the
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Begetting of a make Bastard child of the body of one
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Elizabeth
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Cocky
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of the parish of
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St. Giles without Criplegate
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in the County of
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Middx
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A Warrant was granted and made by the said Justices that your
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Petr. the Putative Father of the said chile should pay or cause to be
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paid unto the Churchwardens our & Overseers of the poor of the said
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Parish for the time being or to some or one of them the Sume of Two
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Shillings and six pence P week for and towards the maintenance
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and releife of the said Bastard Child for Soe long time as the said
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Child should remaine chargeable to the said Parish And that your
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Petr. Should give Suffitient Sureties for the performance of the Same
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That your Petr. in Obedience of such Order Die Attend the
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proper Officers of the said Parish with Suffitient Surety or for
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his performance of the Same but on such their Attendance the
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Officers of the said Parrish refused to Accept the Same without
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your Petr. First paid them a Bill which they then brought in and
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insisted upon which your Petr. look'd upon to be unreasonable and
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on going before Mr. Justice Fuller his Worship was of Opinion
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that there was an Imposicon upon your Petr. in Some Article in the
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said Accot. and bound your Petr. over by his said Suretys to Appear
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here this Sessions to give bail for the performance of the said
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Order and to doe as the Court should direct
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Your Petr. therefore humbly prays Your Worships Order
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for the Church wardens and Overseers of the sd.
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parish of St. Giles Criplegate or some or one of them
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to Attend this Court to Accept Such Suretyes from
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your Petr. for the performance of such Order as
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shall be made for your Petr. to doe As to your
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Worshipps shall Seem agreeable to Justices and
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Equity
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And Your Br shall ever pray
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