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<p n="289">To <obscured></obscured>
Worshipfull their Maties Justices<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
for the County of Middx.</p>
<p n="290">The humble peticon of <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50014_occ59">Coronett</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50014_n290-1">George Russell</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50014_n290-1" type="surname" value="RUSSELL"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50014_n290-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
.</p>
<p n="291"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Humbly Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That your Petr: served Charles the first and Charles ye<lb></lb>
second of ever blessed memory late Kings of England<lb></lb>
dureing all theire warrs in which tyme hee received<lb></lb>
therein seaventeene wounds three whereof were with<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
shott as by his certificate under hand & seale may<lb></lb>
appeare whereby hee is become one of the maimed & on<lb></lb>
decaied soldiers of this County.</p>
<p n="292">That the number of the maimed soldiers & Pentionr of this<lb></lb>
County are now very much decreased: And your Petr. is<lb></lb>
eighty eight yeares old and upwards: and uncapeable of<lb></lb>
doing any labour to get one penny to mainetaine himselfe<lb></lb>
and his poore distracted wife: Therefore humbly prayeth<lb></lb>
that your Worshipps will be pleased to allow him a more<lb></lb>
liberall pention: the winter now being drawing on, and<lb></lb>
your Petr not haveing any fireing or other necessaries to<lb></lb>
defend him & his wife from the extremity of hunger & cold</p>
<p n="293">Yor Petr most humbly implores yor: Worpps: to<lb></lb>
Order him some allowance for his <lb></lb>
present Releive and mainetenance<lb></lb>
and to encrease your poor Petrs:<lb></lb>
Pencon: as to your Worpps grave<lb></lb>
wisdome shall seem meet</p>
<p n="294">And your Petr: as in duty<lb></lb>
bounds<obscured></obscured>
ll ever pray Etc:</p>
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