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<p n="39">To the Right Worll: Her Maties <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50107_occ8">Justices of the peace</rs>
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<lb></lb>
for the County of Midd</p>
<p n="40">The Humble Peticon & Appeal of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50107_n40-1">William Meres</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50107_n40-1" type="surname" value="Meres"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50107_n40-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50107_occ9">Esqr</rs>
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</p>
<p n="41"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
</p>
<p n="42">That by an Order dated the Sixteenth day of May last past under<lb></lb>
the hands & seals of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50107_n42-1">Francis Negus</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50107_n42-1" type="surname" value="Negus"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50107_n42-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
Esqr and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50107_n42-2">Peter Lavigne</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50107_n42-2" type="surname" value="Lavigne"></interp>
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Esqr two of<lb></lb>
her Masties Justices of the peace for the said County yor peticonr. is<lb></lb>
adjudged the reputed father of a Male Bastard Child born of the<lb></lb>
body of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50107_n42-3">Martha Griffis</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50107_n42-3" type="surname" value="Griffis"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50107_n42-3" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50107_occ10">singlewomman</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50107_geo34">parish of St Martin<lb></lb>
in the Feilds</rs>
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in the said County</p>
<p n="43"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">J Rolfe</note>
</p>
<p n="44">Yor: peticonr: being agrieved<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
by the adjudication<lb></lb>
of the said Two Justices humbly Appeales to this<lb></lb>
Worll: Bench & Prayes (the premises considered) that<lb></lb>
the Churchwardrens & <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50107_occ11">Overseers of the poor</rs>
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of said<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50107_geo35">parish of St Martin in the Feild</rs>
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& all other persons<lb></lb>
concerned herein way be Ordered to attend this Court<lb></lb>
some day this present Sessions to here & abide the<lb></lb>
Judgment & finall determination of this Court touching<lb></lb>
this Appeal</p>
<p n="45">And yor Peticonr. as in duly bound shall pray Etc</p>
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