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To ye. Rt. Worshipfull His Maties Justices
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of ye Peace for ye. County of Mid. Assembled
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in their Generall Quarter Sessions
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The Humble Peticon & Appeale of
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Thomas
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Cooper
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Sheweth
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That by an Order under ye. Hands & seales of
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Daniel
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Comber
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&
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William Gore
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Esqr
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. two of His Maties
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Justices of
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the Peace
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for the said County (Quor unus) bearing Date
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the
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twenty fifth Day of April last
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(but delivered to your
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Petr: on or about the
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10th. Day of September last past
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Yor: Petr. is adjudged the reputed Father of a Female Bastard
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Child born in the parish of
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St. Martin in the fields
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in the sd.
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County on the
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20th. Day of the said Month of April
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on the
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Body of
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Martha Seal
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Singlewoman
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And That Yor Petr.
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is thereby Ordered for thwith upon notice of the sd. Order to
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pay to ye Churchwardens & Overseers of the Poor of the sd. parish
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for & towards the months lying in & laying of the sd.
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Martha
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Seal
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the Sume of eleven shillings & six pence by the Week for
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the first four Weeks from the Birth of the sd. Child And after
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the Expiracon of the sd. four weeks yor Petr. is Ordered to pay
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the Sume of two Shillings & six pence weekly for & towards ye
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Releif & maintainance of the sd: female Bastard Child for to
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long time as the sd Child Shall he chargeable to ye. sd. parish
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Yor. Pet. thinks himself aggrieved by the said
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Order of the sd two Justice of the peace & appeals
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to this Court against the same & humbly prays that ye Church-
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-Wardens & Overseers of the poor of the said
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parish of St. Martin in the fields & all
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other parties concern'd may be Ordered to
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attend this Court some day this Sessions to
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hear & abide the Judgmt: & Determinacon
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of this Court touching this Appeale
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And Yor Petr. shall ever pray Etc.
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Thomas Cooper
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