Tho Worll: her Majties: Justices of ye Peace now Sitting at Hicks Hall
Johns Street

The humble Petition of Jno Foulzer< no role > of St Leonard
Shoreditch in ye Behalfe of Ann Dodd< no role > an Infant of
Eight yeares

That ye Infant Ann Dodd< no role > abt. two years past was brought to yr Petr to be
Meynteyned at ye Charge of the Pish of Fulhum in this County And yor Petr Did
likewise accept and take ye Said Child in Consideration of being allowed parish pay
And was alwayes promised he should, but now they refuse to performe ye same
[..] ye 3d Day of 9bers : Last yor Petr sent the said Child to ye Churchwardens and
Overseers of the said Pish of Fulham by reason they refused to pay him, And the Churchwardens
of St. Leonard Shoreditch Demanding (according to Act) security to Indempnifye ye,
his Circumstances being reditch; the Pish of Fulham did not only send ye Child
home but a Certificate (hereunto Annex't) with promise of paymt of what was
past and wt: was to come -That abt a month past yor Petr Did apply to ye
Churchwarden and Overseers of Fulham, And ye prsent Churchwarden was pleased
say it was but reasonable he should be allowed wt: charge he had been at And
in Order theseunto gave yor Petr five Shillings: in past of Payment: And now demands
the Child without giveing yor Petr any further satisfation: the he hath done
much for her more then the parish pay (being some wise related) by elva thing yr

Yor Petr therefore humbly prays a Day for the Churchwardens &
Overseers of Fulham to appeare at this Sessions to Show cause
why they refuse to pay yor Petr: Or that he might not still have the
Keeping of the Child, since that he is Willing to doe better for her,
then any one else will Doe

For wch yor petr shall pray etc

Jno Foulzer< no role >

Middx ss

Ad General Session pacis Due Rue tent & Com Middx apnd Hicks Hall in St Johns
Street in Com prd die Martis (scilt) decimo nono die Maj anno Regin me Anne
Des gratia mmc Regind Magne Brittanie Etc Duo decimo

It is Ordered by this court that the Churchwardens and Overseers of the poor
of the parish of Fulham in this County due attend this Court on
Fryday next at ten of ye Clock in the Forenoone to show Cause why they
refuse to pay to ye Petr: the Moneys due to him for Nurseing and Maintenance
of ye Child within mentioned as they will Answr the Contrary at there Pill

P Cur

Harcourt

a True Coppy
Examined P me E Horwood