To the Right Worp Full her Maties Justices of the Peace
for the County of Middx

The humble peticon & appeal of Wm Cook< no role >

Sheweth

That by order date the 17th day of January last
[..] under the hands & Seals of Alexander
Petfield< no role > Esqr & Joseph Joy< no role > Esqr Two of the Maties Justice of the
Peace for this County (quor unus) Yor Peticonr is adjudged the Father of a male
bastard Child born on the body of Mary hart< no role > Single woman in the
Pish of St Leonard Shoreditch in the County which is become chargeable
to the Sd Pish as is a alledged by the said order

That there by Yor Petr is Ordered to Pay or cause to be Paid Weekly
& [..] ly Week from the day of the date of the Sd Order unto the
Churchwardens & Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish for the
time being for & toward the Maintenance & bringing up of the Sd
made bastard Child the sums of two Shillings & Six Pence of lawfull
Mony for see long time as the Sd Male bastard Child shall be a
charge to the said Pish under Your Petr Should otherwise discharge the
Sd Parish from all such trouble & charge as shall some a happen
there unto by reason or means of the Sd Male bastard Child & lastly
that Yd Pets shall give Instt to the Churchwardens &
Overseers of the Poor of the sd Pish well & truly to pforme the sd
order

That Your Petr Finds [..] himself aggreived by the said order
or Judgmt of the said Two Justices & humbly appeals agt the Same
That Your Peticoners was not Served with a coppy of the said order or
Judgment untill this day being the 23th day of Aprill instant and
that your Peticoner being an officer of her Matys duty of Excise att
Deptford where he isthisconstantly obliged to attend & [..] after
hath Severll materiall Witnesses in to these himself of this charge who
live att Margate in Kent

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