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<p n="247">To the Worshipful Sir <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50640_n247-1">John Hawkins</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50640_occ69">Knight</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50640_occ70">Chairman</rs>
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and to the rest of his Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50640_occ71">Justices<lb></lb>
of the Peace</rs>
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for the County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50640_geo234">Middx</rs>
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in this general<lb></lb>
Sessions assembled.</p>
<p n="248">The Humble Petition and appeal of the<lb></lb>
Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of<lb></lb>
the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50640_geo235">Saint James Clerkenwell</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
the said County</p>
<p n="249"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That by a pass Warrant or Order under the Hands<lb></lb>
and Seals of Sir <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50640_n249-1">James Esdaile</rs>
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Knight and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50640_n249-2">John Walford</rs>
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Esquire<lb></lb>
two of his Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50640_occ72">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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in and for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50640_geo236">County of<lb></lb>
Middlesex</rs>
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(one whereof being of the Quorum) bearing date the<lb></lb>
Twentieth day of April 1774: A Male Bastard Child named<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50640_n249-4">Thomas</rs>
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aged about four Months born on the Body of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50640_n249-3">Sarah<lb></lb>
Cooper</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50640_occ73">Singlewoman</rs>
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was removed from and out of the Parish<lb></lb>
of Saint Lake in the said County to the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50640_geo237">Saint James<lb></lb>
Clerkenwell</rs>
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as the Place of the last legal Settlement of the said<lb></lb>
Male Bastard Child by which your Petitioners conceive themselves<lb></lb>
aggrieved and humbly appeal therefrom:</p>
<p n="250">Your Petrs. therefore humbly pray that a<lb></lb>
day may be appointed for the hearing and<lb></lb>
determining their said Appeal and that your<lb></lb>
Worships would be pleased to make such<lb></lb>
Order in the Premisses as to your Worships<lb></lb>
Shall seem just and Your Petr. shall ever pray Etc.</p>
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