To ye. Rt. Worshipfull His Maties Justices
of ye Peace for ye. County of Mid. Assembled
in their Generall Quarter Sessions

The Humble Peticon & Appeale of Thomas
Cooper< no role >

Sheweth

That by an Order under ye. Hands & seales of Daniel
Comber< no role > & William Gore< no role > Esqr . two of His Maties Justices of
the Peace for the said County (Quor unus) bearing Date
the twenty fifth Day of April last (but delivered to your
Petr: on or about the 10th. Day of September last past )
Yor: Petr. is adjudged the reputed Father of a Female Bastard
Child born in the parish of St. Martin in the fields in the sd.
County on the 20th. Day of the said Month of April on the
Body of Martha Seal< no role > Singlewoman And That Yor Petr.
is thereby Ordered for thwith upon notice of the sd. Order to
pay to ye Churchwardens & Overseers of the Poor of the sd. parish
for & towards the months lying in & laying of the sd. Martha
Seal< no role > the Sume of eleven shillings & six pence by the Week for
the first four Weeks from the Birth of the sd. Child And after
the Expiracon of the sd. four weeks yor Petr. is Ordered to pay
the Sume of two Shillings & six pence weekly for & towards ye
Releif & maintainance of the sd: female Bastard Child for to
long time as the sd Child Shall he chargeable to ye. sd. parish

Yor. Pet. thinks himself aggrieved by the said
Order of the sd two Justice of the peace & appeals
to this Court against the same & humbly prays that ye Church-
-Wardens & Overseers of the poor of the said
parish of St. Martin in the fields & all
other parties concern'd may be Ordered to
attend this Court some day this Sessions to
hear & abide the Judgmt: & Determinacon
of this Court touching this Appeale

And Yor Petr. shall ever pray Etc.

Thomas Cooper< no role >