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<p n="291">To ye. Rt. Worshipfull His Maties Justices<lb></lb>
of ye Peace for ye. County of Mid. Assembled<lb></lb>
in their Generall Quarter Sessions</p>
<p n="292">The Humble Peticon & Appeale of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50206_n292-1">Thomas<lb></lb>
Cooper</rs>
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</p>
<p n="293"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
</p>
<p n="294">That by an Order under ye. Hands & seales of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50206_n294-1">Daniel<lb></lb>
Comber</rs>
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& <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50206_n294-2">William Gore</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50206_n294-2" type="surname" value="GORE"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50206_n294-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50206_occ72">Esqr</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50206_occ72" type="occupation" value="Esqr"></interp>
. two of His Maties <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50206_occ73">Justices of<lb></lb>
the Peace</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50206_occ73" type="occupation" value="Justices ofthe Peace"></interp>
for the said County (Quor unus) bearing Date<lb></lb>
the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50206_date56">twenty fifth Day of April last</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50206_date56" type="date" value="17220425"></interp>
(but delivered to your<lb></lb>
Petr: on or about the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50206_date57">10th. Day of September last past</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50206_date57" type="date" value="17220910"></interp>
)<lb></lb>
Yor: Petr. is adjudged the reputed Father of a Female Bastard<lb></lb>
Child born in the parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50206_geo79">St. Martin in the fields</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50206_geo79" type="placeName" value="St. Martin in the fields"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50206_geo79" type="type" value="parish"></interp>
in the sd.<lb></lb>
County on the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50206_date58">20th. Day of the said Month of April</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50206_date58" type="date" value="17220420"></interp>
on the<lb></lb>
Body of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50206_n294-3">Martha Seal</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50206_n294-3" type="surname" value="SEAL"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50206_n294-3" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50206_occ74">Singlewoman</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50206_occ74" type="occupation" value="Singlewoman"></interp>
And That Yor Petr.<lb></lb>
is thereby Ordered for thwith upon notice of the sd. Order to<lb></lb>
pay to ye Churchwardens & Overseers of the Poor of the sd. parish<lb></lb>
for & towards the months lying in & laying of the sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50206_n294-4">Martha<lb></lb>
Seal</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50206_n294-4" type="surname" value="Seal"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50206_n294-4" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
the Sume of eleven shillings & six pence by the Week for<lb></lb>
the first four Weeks from the Birth of the sd. Child And after<lb></lb>
the Expiracon of the sd. four weeks yor Petr. is Ordered to pay<lb></lb>
the Sume of two Shillings & six pence weekly for & towards ye<lb></lb>
Releif & maintainance of the sd: female Bastard Child for to<lb></lb>
long time as the sd Child Shall he chargeable to ye. sd. parish</p>
<p n="295">Yor. Pet. thinks himself aggrieved by the said<lb></lb>
Order of the sd two Justice of the peace & appeals<lb></lb>
to this Court against the same & humbly prays that ye Church-<lb></lb>
-Wardens & Overseers of the poor of the said<lb></lb>
parish of St. Martin in the fields & all<lb></lb>
other parties concern'd may be Ordered to<lb></lb>
attend this Court some day this Sessions to<lb></lb>
hear & abide the Judgmt: & Determinacon<lb></lb>
of this Court touching this Appeale</p>
<p n="296">And Yor Petr. shall ever pray Etc.</p>
<p n="297"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50206_n297-1">Thomas Cooper</rs>
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</p>
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