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<p n="156">To the Worshipfull His Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50573_occ37">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50573_geo108">County<lb></lb>
of Middlesex</rs>
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in their Quarter Session of the Peace Assembled.</p>
<p n="157">The Humble Petition and Appeal of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50573_n157-1">Richard Saunders</rs>
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late of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50573_geo109">Totteridge</rs>
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, but now of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50573_geo110">Shenley</rs>
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Hill in the bounty of Hertford <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50573_occ38">Gentleman</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="158"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That by an Order under the Hands and Seals of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50573_n158-1">Edmund Byron</rs>
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, and<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50573_n158-2">John Brettell</rs>
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Esquires, Two of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and for the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50573_geo111">County of Middlesex</rs>
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(One whereof being of the Quorum) bearing date the 15th. day of<lb></lb>
June 1767, They the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50573_n158-3">Edmund Byron</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50573_n158-4">John Brettell</rs>
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Did Adjudge<lb></lb>
him the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50573_n158-5">Richard Saunders</rs>
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to be the Putative Father of a Male Bastard<lb></lb>
Child begot on the Body of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50573_n158-6">Jame Humfreys</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50573_occ39">Singlewoman</rs>
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and born in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50573_geo112">Workhouse</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50573_geo113">Grays Inn Lane</rs>
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belonging to that part of the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50573_geo114">Saint Andrew Holbron</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50573_geo115">County of Middlesex</rs>
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which lies above the Barrs And which said<lb></lb>
Child is baptized by the Name of William And Did Order and Appoint<lb></lb>
him the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50573_n158-7">Richard Saunders</rs>
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forthwith upon Notice of the aforesaid Order<lb></lb>
to Pay or cause to be Paid to the Overseers of the Poor of that part of the<lb></lb>
aforesaid <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50573_geo116">Parish of Saint Andrew Holborn which lies above the Barrs</rs>
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or<lb></lb>
to some or me of them the sum of Six pounds of lawful Money of Great<lb></lb>
Britain by them Expended for the Relief and Maintenance of the said Male<lb></lb>
Bastard Child, and for the Charges of the said Jane Humfreys lying in and<lb></lb>
for other Charges and Expences Attending the same As also that he the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50573_n158-8">Richard Saunders</rs>
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should Weekly and every Week from and after the Date<lb></lb>
of the abovementioned Order Pay or cause to be paid to the said Overseers of<lb></lb>
the Poor of that part of the aforesaid Parish of Saint Andrew Holborn which<lb></lb>
lies above the Barrs or to some or one of them the sum of Two shillings and<lb></lb>
Sixpence of like lawful Money for and towards the Relief and Maintenance<lb></lb>
of the said Male Bastard Child for so long time as the same should<lb></lb>
remain Chargeable to the said Parish Whereby Your Petitioner thinks<lb></lb>
himself aggrieved, and Appeals to this Court against the same.</p>
<p n="159">Your Petitioner therefore Prays this Court will be<lb></lb>
pleased to appoint a day for the Hearing and Determining<lb></lb>
of the said Appeal And that all persons concerned may<lb></lb>
then Attend.</p>
<p n="160">And Your Petitioner shall ever Pray Etc<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50573_n160-1">Thos. Thomas</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50573_occ40">Sollr</rs>
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. for Appellant.</p>
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