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To the right Honble: the Lord Mayor and to the
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Worshpll. ye Justices of ye Peace for ye
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The Peticon of
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Elizabeth Welch
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for Debt in ye
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Humbly Sheweth
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That your Poor Peticoner hath been
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confined in ye said Prison for their two years last
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past in a very deplorable Condition having nothing
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but ye prison allowance with is very small to submit
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her nor any thing but the bars boards to rest on
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In so much that shee is almost perished for want
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of Neccessaries
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Mary Boulton
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John Colebrack
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Your Peticoner therefore humbly
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humbly prays your Lordshipp and the Honble:
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Court, to Order ye Clerk of ye Peace to lett her have
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a summons for her Creditors that shee may
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have the advantage of the late act of Parliament
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Intituled an Act of Parliament for releasing
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Prisoners for Debts and Damages Your petr: being
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qualified to be discharged by the same.
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And is petr. Shall ever pray Etc
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