To The Rt: Worll: Such his Maties Justices of The Peace
Sitting at Hicks Hall in St: John Streete

Sheveth

humble petetion of Mary Bishopp< no role >

That one Eliz: Bates< no role > of St: Leonrd: Shorditch Parish was got with childe by one [..]
[..] Bench man Chding in Anst in T [..] ryens am belonging to the An a mode [..]
[..] mpany London as by heroath before Sr : Thomas Stamp< no role > some time Sinre taken
Shall appear, where upon the Sd: St. Thomas Sa [..] sed the said Nissoll to enter into [..]
Rocogizance with Sufficient Sureties to appear a [..] th [..] y next Sessions of the pea [..]
London after the birth of the said childe for [..] to Indeminfy the Sd: parish of shoredi [..]
[..] herenpon the Sd: Jno: Bissoll< no role > agreed [..] paid to one Rogens & Pearce Baysiffs
[..] the sheriff of middx: the sum of sot: end to give Bond to the said pish and according [..]
[..] Churchwardens accepted thereof child [..] Jorasmich as the Sd. Bates did Cohabit & edg [..]
[..] th yor: petr: at that time she applyd herse [..] to the Sd. Churchwardens for mainten [..]
[..] of the Sd: Bates and her childe when borne [..] thereupon Mr: Smith one of the Church wardns [..]
[..] eed to pay all chargs: and other money [..] said out morupon the Sd: Bates in the time of
[..] lying in which is 12: weekes past and s [..] for the maintenance of the Sd: Bastar [..]
[..] she, pretending he had taken good se [..] ye. san [..] chid yor: petr: being a very p [..]
[..] man was forced to borrow of her neighbo: [..] Etc maintenance of the Sd:
[..] les & children hopes the Churchwardens would have beene so honest, according to the [..]
[..] omise to have repaid the same & other th [..] ges when required but ye: Churchewardens
[..] ly refuse paymt. of her moneys, or to allo [..] as Farte or maintenance and yor: petition:
[..] enty is so grant she is not able to keepe the [..] any long or without her moneys
further maintenance.

Where fore yor: pet [..] humble prays yor: Woppd. to grant yor: ordered
for the Sd: [..] to appointe [..] fore yor: Wopps. or two other
of his Majties: Justices [..] of the paid or determine them atten [..]
Qosh on betweene the Sd. Church wardens and yor: Petr: whose of
your petr: may be paid her moneys justly due to hets.

And yor: petr: shall ever pray Etc

Peticon of Mary Bishop< no role >

refered to me Pilfild & me
wichers to enquire at
well who is the reputed Father
& to take can to indem purfie the
parish & to examine what is the
to pesd. & order paymt.