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To the Rt Worspll her Matys
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Justices of the Peace
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County of Midds
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The humble Petition of
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Elizabeth Simpson
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Widow
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That by an order of
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Robert Bateman
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Roger Smith
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Esqrs: Two of her Majesties
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for this County One
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William New
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Chirurgeon
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was Adjudged the
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Reputed Father of A Male Bastard Child Verne on your Petitrs body And that the
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said Two Justices did order that the said New should pay the Churchwarden of the
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Hamblett of Wapping stepney In the Parish of
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St Dunstans Stepney Als Stebonheath
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In the County of Midds aforesaid Twenty Shillings by him disbursed In Nursing the said
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Child And Likewise Two Shillings and Six Pence P Weeke for bringing up the said Child
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That upon your Petiters: former Petition to this Honourable Court thereby Setting forth
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That the said Churchwarden had not paid her the said Weekly Sum or made her any
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Allowance or Sattisfaccon for the keeping the said Child Your Worshipps were
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pleased to order That the said New Should forthwith pay or Cause to be paid unto
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the then prsent Churchwarden and Overseers of the Poore of the said Hamblett the
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Arreare of the said Weekly Sum which then Appeared to Amount in the whole to £22
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And that the Same Should be Imediately paid to your Petitr togeather with A continuance
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of the said Weekly Allowance of Two Shillings and Six Pence towards the Mainteyning
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and bringing up the said Child That your Petitr hath received noe Moneys pursuant
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to the said Two Orders For that the said New brought Morit of Certiorari and
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removed the Same cause Into her Matys Court of Queens Bench att
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Westminster
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where both the said orders were Sett aside And forasmuch as Your Petitr being
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very Poore And Still att her once charge keeping the said Child And the present
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Churchwarden Mr Young doth confederate with New that your Petitr Should have
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none of the former Money that is due for keeping of the said Child or any things
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for the future nor will Assist her in any thing nor will Sue the bond Given by the
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said New for the beneffitt of your Poor Petitr
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Tho. Nash
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She therefore humbly desires Your Worshipps further
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order In the premisese And to order the Churchwarden to
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Appeare the next Quarter Sessions to Shew cause why he doth
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refuse to Assist your Petitr: In Obteyning her just Right
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and that She may receive Weekly for the future Such Sum
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As your Worshipps Shall thinke Meete for keeping the sd
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Child or Else to be Relieved As to your Judgments Shall Seem
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most meete
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And Your Petitioner Shall Ever Pray Etc
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Elizabeth Simpson
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