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<p n="70">To the Rt Worspll her Matys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50112_occ19">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the<lb></lb>
County of Midds</p>
<p n="71">The humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50112_n71-1">Elizabeth Simpson</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50112_occ20">Widow</rs>
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<p n="72"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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<p n="73">That by an order of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50112_n73-1">Robert Bateman</rs>
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And <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50112_n73-2">Roger Smith</rs>
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Esqrs: Two of her Majesties<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50112_occ21">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for this County One <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50112_n73-3">William New</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50112_occ22">Chirurgeon</rs>
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was Adjudged the<lb></lb>
Reputed Father of A Male Bastard Child Verne on your Petitrs body And that the<lb></lb>
said Two Justices did order that the said New should pay the Churchwarden of the<lb></lb>
Hamblett of Wapping stepney In the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50112_geo26">St Dunstans Stepney Als Stebonheath</rs>
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In the County of Midds aforesaid Twenty Shillings by him disbursed In Nursing the said<lb></lb>
Child And Likewise Two Shillings and Six Pence P Weeke for bringing up the said Child<lb></lb>
That upon your Petiters: former Petition to this Honourable Court thereby Setting forth<lb></lb>
That the said Churchwarden had not paid her the said Weekly Sum or made her any<lb></lb>
Allowance or Sattisfaccon for the keeping the said Child Your Worshipps were<lb></lb>
pleased to order That the said New Should forthwith pay or Cause to be paid unto<lb></lb>
the then prsent Churchwarden and Overseers of the Poore of the said Hamblett the<lb></lb>
Arreare of the said Weekly Sum which then Appeared to Amount in the whole to £22<lb></lb>
And that the Same Should be Imediately paid to your Petitr togeather with A continuance<lb></lb>
of the said Weekly Allowance of Two Shillings and Six Pence towards the Mainteyning<lb></lb>
and bringing up the said Child That your Petitr hath received noe Moneys pursuant<lb></lb>
to the said Two Orders For that the said New brought Morit of Certiorari and<lb></lb>
removed the Same cause Into her Matys Court of Queens Bench att <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50112_geo27">Westminster</rs>
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<lb></lb>
where both the said orders were Sett aside And forasmuch as Your Petitr being<lb></lb>
very Poore And Still att her once charge keeping the said Child And the present<lb></lb>
Churchwarden Mr Young doth confederate with New that your Petitr Should have<lb></lb>
none of the former Money that is due for keeping of the said Child or any things<lb></lb>
for the future nor will Assist her in any thing nor will Sue the bond Given by the<lb></lb>
said New for the beneffitt of your Poor Petitr</p>
<p n="74"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">P <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50112_n74-1">Tho. Nash</rs>
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She therefore humbly desires Your Worshipps further<lb></lb>
order In the premisese And to order the Churchwarden to<lb></lb>
Appeare the next Quarter Sessions to Shew cause why he doth<lb></lb>
refuse to Assist your Petitr: In Obteyning her just Right<lb></lb>
and that She may receive Weekly for the future Such Sum<lb></lb>
As your Worshipps Shall thinke Meete for keeping the sd<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Child or Else to be Relieved As to your Judgments Shall Seem<lb></lb>
most meete</p>
<p n="75">And Your Petitioner Shall Ever Pray Etc</p>
<p n="76"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50112_n76-1">Elizabeth Simpson</rs>
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