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<p n="102">To The Rt: Honble Sr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15037_n102-1">Francis Forbes</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15037_occ38">Knt: Lord<lb></lb>
Mayor</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15037_geo77">City of London</rs>
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the Rt Worshipfull Sr<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15037_n102-2">Wm: Thomson</rs>
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Knt Recorder of the same and the Rest<lb></lb>
of the Maties <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15037_occ39">Justices of the peace</rs>
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for the said City in<lb></lb>
Quarter Sessions Assembled</p>
<p n="103">The Humble Petition and Appeal of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15037_n103-1">John Taylor</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15037_geo78">the Tower</rs>
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of London</p>
<p n="104"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That by a Judgment of Outer under the hands of <lb></lb>
Sr: <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15037_n104-1">Francis Forbes</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15037_occ40">Knt</rs>
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and Ld: Mayr. of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15037_geo79">City of London</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and Sr: <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15037_n104-2">Gerard Conyers</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15037_occ41">Knt</rs>
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: two of his Maties Justices<lb></lb>
of the peace for the said City (Quorum Unus) bearing<lb></lb>
date the Twenty Sixth day of April last your Petitioner<lb></lb>
is Adjudged the Reputed Father of a Male Bastard Child<lb></lb>
born in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15037_geo80">Parish of St Leonard</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15037_geo81">Eastcheap</rs>
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me the sd City<lb></lb>
on or about the 4th: of April last begotten on the body of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15037_n104-3">Eliz: Cox</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15037_occ42">Singlewoman</rs>
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That your Petitioner think, himself<lb></lb>
agrieved by the said Judgment and Order Humbly Appeals against the same</p>
<p n="105">And Prays this Court would be pleased<lb></lb>
to order the Churchwardens and Overseers of<lb></lb>
the poor of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15037_geo82">parish of St Leonard</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15037_geo83">Eastcheap</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and all other parties concerned to attend this<lb></lb>
Court to hear and abide the Judgment of the <lb></lb>
same touching the said Appeal</p>
<p n="106">And your Petitionr <lb></lb>
shall ever pray</p>
<p n="107"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15037_n107-1">John Taylor</rs>
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