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To the Rt. Worpl his Maties
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in their General Sessions of the Peace for the said
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The Humble Petition and Appeal of Saint Owen
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Sheweth
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That by Virtue of an Order under the hands & Seals of
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Esqrs. two of his Maties
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of Middx (one being
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of the Quorum) bearing date the
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ninth day of September
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last
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your Petitioner was adjudged to be the putative Father of a Female
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Bastard Child born of the body of
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Mary Walkwood
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in the
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Parish of St Luke
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in the sd County of Middx in which
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Order your Petr. is ordered & directed to pay to the
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Churchwardens & Overseers of the poor of the said Parish
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the sum of forty five shillings for the first four weeks
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after the birth of the said Female Bastard Child and
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for the charge of her Lying in and also two shillings
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& six pence weekly for the purposes mentioned & contained
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in the said order, That your Petr was not served with
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a Copy of the said Order till on or about the
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22d
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day of April last
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and not before
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Your Petr. conceiving himself aggreived by
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the Order & Adjudication of the said two
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Justices humbly Appeal to this Court for
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relief against the same
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And Yours Petrs Shall
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Appeale
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Cop: of appeale
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Samuel Owen
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agt. an
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Order of Adjudication in case
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of bastardy
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Mr. Benne for parish of
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saint Luke
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App: dismissed
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Order confirmed
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Appellt. called
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By default
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5s.
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