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<p n="505">To <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15010_occ193">the Rt. Honoble</rs>
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. <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15010_occ194">Sr</rs>
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. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15010_n505-1">Francis Child</rs>
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. <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15010_occ196">Lord Maior</rs>
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of the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15010_geo295">City of London</rs>
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And to the Rt. Worll. his Matice <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15010_occ197">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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of the same City in the Generall Quarter Sessions Assembled</p>
<p n="506">The humble Peticon and Appeale of the Churchwardens &<lb></lb>
Overseers of the Poore of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15010_geo296">Parish of Christchurch</rs>
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London</p>
<p n="507"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That by virtue of a warrant under the hands & Sealed of twoe of his Maties.<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15010_occ198">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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within the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15010_geo297">City of London</rs>
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(one being of the Qnox) dated the<lb></lb>
10th. day of February Anno Dm 1698 A male child about three moneths old laid downe<lb></lb>
within the Hath leading out of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15010_geo298">the Cloysters</rs>
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up into the Girles ward in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15010_geo299">Christs Hospitall</rs>
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on the 7th. February 1698 was sent to your Petrs. to be pvided for which yor. Petrs.<lb></lb>
conceive They are not Obliged by Lawe to Doe the Hospitall being a distinct house<lb></lb>
of Charity from the said Parish And the Governors have used to pvide for the Poore<lb></lb>
found therein And whoe pay nothing to the releife of the Poore of the said Parish<lb></lb>
in respect of their said Hospitall on greate house scituate in their Parish</p>
<p n="508">Therefore your Petrs. humbly pray your Honor and Worpps:<lb></lb>
would be pleased to hear them all in the prmisses And to order<lb></lb>
the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15010_occ199">Treasurer</rs>
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or some of the Governors of the said Hospitall<lb></lb>
to Appear here before you And to Quash the said Warrant<lb></lb>
made by the said twoe <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15010_occ200">Justices</rs>
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And send the said male child<lb></lb>
to the said Hospitall to be by them kept and pvided for untill<lb></lb>
they can Free themselves of the Charge thereof by due course of Lawe</p>
<p n="509">And They shall Pray Etc.</p>
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