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Come being on the Quorum) bearing date the twenty third Date of
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October 1742 Your Petitioner is adjudged the reputed Taken of a
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Male Bastard Child been on the Body of
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about tha 22d Day of October 1736 in the parish of Christ
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Church London since thristued by the Name of Thomas and is
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become chargeable to the said Parish And thereby order your
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Petitions on Notice of the said Order to pay or cause to be paid make
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the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish
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being so much by them then expended towards the Maintenance of
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the said Bastard Child as also the further Sum of 2s. 6d to the Church
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Order so long as the said Male Bastard Child shall continued
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chargeable to the said Parish for and towards the Maintenant
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of keeping the said Bastard Child whereby your Petitoner
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humbly conceives himself aggreived
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Therefore your Petitioner humbly appeals to this honble
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Court against the Order and Adjudisation of the said
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two Justices and humbly prays to be heard in the
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Premises and have such Relief therein as shall
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seem most meet and that the Churchwadens an
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London may be injurned to aside by this Judgment
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and Determination of your Lordship and Wordhips
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toaching the said Appeal
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And your Petitioner shall ever
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pray Etc.
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