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To the Right Worshipfull his Majesty's
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Justices
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of the peace
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in Quarter
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Sessions assembled.
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The humble peticon and Appeal of
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philip Waite
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of
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Southwark
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in the County of
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Surry
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Dyer
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Sheweth
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That by Virtue of an Order dated the
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one & twentyeth day of
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March last
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under the hands and Seals of
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John Ellis
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Esqr
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ud
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Richard Gifford
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then cure
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and now One other
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of his Majesty's
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Justices of the peace
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for
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the said County of
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Middx
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(One whereof being then of the Quorum Etc)
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Your Peticoner is adjudged to be the
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putative Father
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of a Female
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bastard Child born in the
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parish of St. Gyles in the Feilds
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in the said
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County of Middx on the Body of
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Margaret Turner
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on the
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twentieth day of the said Month of March
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which was not then
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baptized, And hath Ever Since the Birth thereof been Chargeable
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to the said parish
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as is alledged in the said Order
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And thereby Your peticoner is Ordered and appointed forthwith upon
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notice of the said Order to pay to the Chruchwardens and Overseers of the
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said parish Some or one of them the Sume of fifty Shillings them already
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extended by the said Churchwardens &
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Overseers of the poor
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for releife
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of the said female Bastard Child for the first four weeks after the
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birth thereof & for the Charge of her Lyeing in and also Weekly
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and every week from themeforth to pay to the said Churchwardens and
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Overseers of the poor or to Some or One of them the Sume of two
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Shillings & Six pence for and towards the releife and maintenance of
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the said female Bastard Child for so long time as the Same shall
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remain Chargeable to the said Parish And from the Charge
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thereof save harmless and indempnifie the said parish
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(
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Johnson Sell
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for the Appellants)
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That Yor peticoner finds himself aggrieved by the said Order
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& Judgement of the Said two Justices And humbly appeals to this Court
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against the same & prays that the said appeal may be cirrf
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by this Court & saved to them & that the hearing and
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determinacon thereof may be adjorned to the met genal
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quarter Sessions of the peace to be held for this County
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</
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& that your petrs may be releived him according to Law &
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Justice
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And your petrs shall pray Etc
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