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To the Rt: Worpll: her Majtyes
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Justices of the
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now assembled at the Quartr Sesson of
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the Peace holden at
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for the County
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of Middx
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The Humble Peticon of the
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Church: Wardens and Overseers
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of the Poor of the Parish of
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Sheweth
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That whereas
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Mary Skitsley
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wife of
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Robert Skitsley
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was by a Pass Warrt: under the hands and Seals of
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John
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Perry
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and
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Joseph Short
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Esqrs, past from the Parish of
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Andrews Holborn
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unto the aforesd Parish of
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St: Ann
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And Since her being past into the sd Parish of St: Ann
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She hath been delivered of a Female Childe called
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Mary
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and she being poor and impotent, is not capable of
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maintaineing her sd Childe, and father thereof runaway
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the sd Mother and Child are become a great charge to the
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And whereas the sd
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at the time of her Marriage
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with
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Robert Skitsley
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her sd Husband, she was then possest of
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Goods and Book Debts due to her, clear of all encumbrances
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to ye Value of £300: (as your Peticors: are credibly inform'd)
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which sd Goods and books of Accots: were deliverd into the
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Possession of
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Richard Skitsley
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Father of the sd
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Robert
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Skitsley
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; who is now a sufficient House keeper in Kerby
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street near
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Hatton Garden
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wherefore your Petitiors: do
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humbly conceive the Grand father of the sd Childe being a
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person of Ability, and the aforesd premisses considerd ought
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to maintaine the sd Childe and the sd mother:
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Your Peticionr therefore humbly pray
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That this Honbl: Court would be pleased
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to grant an Order that the sd
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Richard
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appear before this Honble: Court
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to shew cause why he should not Maintaine
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his sd Grand Childe & mother according as
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the statute directs or as your Worshpl shall
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in Justice think fitt.
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And Your Peticonrs shall ever pray Etc
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