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