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To The Rt. Worshipfull his Maties
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Justices of the peace
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The humble peticon of
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James Walthoe
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for the year 1719
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Sheweth
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That your Petr. during the time of his said Office of Church
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Warden of the parish Aforesaid did Disburst and lay out for
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the use of the poor of the said parish over and above the money
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by him received or Collected upwards of Eighty pounds and that
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by reason of the great number of poor which were that year over
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sickly your petr. did Contract Severall other Debts for the
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use of the said parish amounting to upwards of Eighty five
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pounds for which Debts your Petr. is dayly Threatned to be
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arrested.
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That there being a Considerable Sum of mony in the
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hands of theTreasurer of the Mortuary
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money and Mr. Champ the present Churchwarden of
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the said parish.
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Therefore your Petr. most humbly prays
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this Honble. Court will be pleased to take his
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Case into Consideration and Relieve him
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as in their great Wisdom and Justice that
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be thought meet & Convenient
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And your petr. as in Duty bound will ever
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pray
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