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<p n="254">To ye. Rt. Worshipfull<obscured></obscured>
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Justices of ye Peace now Sitting<obscured></obscured>
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<p n="255"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Most Humbly Shewes</note>
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The Humble Petition of<obscured></obscured>
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Confined In Clerking<obscured></obscured>
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<p n="256">That all yr. Worships Petitor. Pro<obscured></obscured>
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Selves humbly att yr feet Desireing your will look in<obscured></obscured>
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and Compassion on ye Misserable Condition as all<obscured></obscured>
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Worshipe Petior by under theay being us in Numb<obscured></obscured>
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all of them are Beate by Warell and his Wife with<obscured></obscured>
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Breemstickes that Some of them hath theare<obscured></obscured>
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and some theare Leges and others theare head<obscured></obscured>
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theay are in a necy Deplorable Condition<obscured></obscured>
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Threatoned by this Warell and<obscured></obscured>
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Seller to be Rilped up from ye<obscured></obscured>
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his Wife doth Say that if he doth not<obscured></obscured>
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hands in Yr Worships Petitior. harts Blood the<obscured></obscured>
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be easey yr Petior being forced to pay 3 pence for half<obscured></obscured>
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of Genonea & 6 pence for half Qur. of Brandy and<obscured></obscured>
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any of yr Worships Petitior hath any freinds<obscured></obscured>
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Come to them and theay call for Drink theay<obscured></obscured>
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gine Change but Keep & Money and<obscured></obscured>
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freinds so that theay must Perish Without ye<obscured></obscured>
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are Pleased to Regulate us and not to lot us<obscured></obscured>
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theay Keeping Women in theare own house<obscured></obscured>
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3 o Clock in<obscured></obscured>
morning a<obscured></obscured>
theare men<obscured></obscured>
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theay pich theare Peethots so Yr Petis<obscured></obscured>
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to yr Worships for Justice hopeing<obscured></obscured>
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