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<p n="294">To the Rt. Worshipfull her Majtys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50696_occ103">Justices<lb></lb>
of the peace</rs>
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for the County of Middx</p>
<p n="295">The humble peticon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50696_n295-1">Thomas Barnes</rs>
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</p>
<p n="296"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That whereas <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50696_n296-1">Robt. Bateman</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50696_n296-1" type="surname" value="Bateman"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50696_n296-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
Esqr & <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50696_n296-2">Roger Smith</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50696_n296-2" type="given" value="Roger"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50696_n296-2" type="surname" value="Smith"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50696_n296-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
Esqr<lb></lb>
Two of her Majtys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50696_occ104">Justices of the peace</rs>
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for the said County of<lb></lb>
Middx (Quorum) residing nearest unto the Parish Church<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50696_geo116">Stepney</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50696_geo116" type="placeName" value="Stepney"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50696_geo116" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
by the Complaint of the Churchwardens & overseers<lb></lb>
of the Poor for the Hamlett of Mile End that abt. five years since<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50696_n296-3">Thomasine Hankinson</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50696_n296-3" type="surname" value="Hankinson"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50696_n296-3" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
widow was delivd in the sd. Hamlett<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50696_geo117">Mile End</rs>
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of a Female bastard Child which still is a charge<lb></lb>
to the said Hamlett and whereas the se. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50696_n296-4">Thomasine Hankinson</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50696_n296-4" type="surname" value="Hankinson"></interp>
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<lb></lb>
hath sworne before the said above menconed Justices that<lb></lb>
Yor Peticonr begott the said bastard Child and whereas the<lb></lb>
said Justices adjudged Yor Petitonr to be the father of the said<lb></lb>
bastard Child and have ordered your peticonr to pay to the<lb></lb>
said Churchwardens & overseers the sume of three pounds already<lb></lb>
expended by them and that yor. Petr doe likewise pay weekly<lb></lb>
the sume of two shillings</p>
<p n="297">Yor Peticonr humbly appeales from the<lb></lb>
order of the above named Justices to this<lb></lb>
Honble. Cort. agt. the aforesd. order<lb></lb>
for that the said Thomasine was<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
married long before the said Child was<lb></lb>
borne to one <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50696_n297-2">Charles Hankinson</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50696_n297-2" type="surname" value="Hankinson"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50696_n297-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
who is<lb></lb>
still liveing</p>
<p n="298">And yor Petr shall ever pray Etc</p>
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