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<p n="594">To the Rt. Honoble. <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15010_occ298">Sr</rs>
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. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15010_n594-1">Francis Child</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15010_occ299">Knt</rs>
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. <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15010_occ300">Lord<lb></lb>
Maior</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15010_geo428">City of London</rs>
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And to the Rt. Worll.<lb></lb>
The rest of his Maties. <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15010_occ301">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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in the<lb></lb>
Generall Quarter Sessions Assembled</p>
<p n="595">The humble peticon & Appeale of the Churchwardens<lb></lb>
and Overseers of the poore of the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15010_geo429">St. Kathrine<lb></lb>
Creechurch</rs>
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London</p>
<p n="596"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That by virtue of a Warrant under the hands and Seales of twoe of his<lb></lb>
Maties. Justices of the peace within the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15010_geo430">City of London</rs>
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(Quor unus) bearing date<lb></lb>
the <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15010_date86">4th. day of Octobr 1699</rs>
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One <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15010_n596-1">Dorothy Mathewes</rs>
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an infant the Daughter of<lb></lb>
one <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15010_n596-2">Jno. Mathewes</rs>
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was brought to yor. Petrs. by the Churchwardens of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15010_geo431">Alhallowes<lb></lb>
Steyning</rs>
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London on the Oath of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15010_n596-59">Mary Mathewes</rs>
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the mother That the said Dorothy<lb></lb>
was borne in yor. Petrs. Parish Whereas in truth the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15010_n596-3">John Mathews</rs>
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the Father<lb></lb>
never was an Inhabitant settled by Lawe in their said Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15010_geo432">St. Katherine<lb></lb>
Creechurch</rs>
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</p>
<p n="597">Yor. Petrs. therefore humbly pray yor. Honor. and Worpps to<lb></lb>
hear them in the prmisses And Order the said Churchwardens<lb></lb>
and Overseers of the poore of the Pish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15010_geo433">St. Alhallowes Steyning</rs>
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<lb></lb>
to Appeare here before you And to send the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15010_n597-1">Dorothy Matthewes</rs>
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<lb></lb>
the Infant to the said Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15010_geo434">Alhallowes Steyning</rs>
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to be<lb></lb>
there kept and provided for untill They can Free themselves<lb></lb>
of the Charge thereof by due course of Lawe</p>
<p n="598">And They shall Ever Pray Etc</p>
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