The Humble Petition of Mary Norris< no role > Wife of John
Norris< no role > Inhabitant of A House in Noble Street in ye Parish
of St Giles Cripplegate in the County of Middx

Humbly Sheweth unto your Honnor

That your Petitioner & her Husband through great Misfortunes
and Sickness and haveing a Son to keep at this present time who in Augt
last Broke his Thigh in his Majtis Sarvis (on Board ye Monmouth ) & is not
Yett able through Extreem Weakness to Stand upright, and yr Petr
Likewise haveing a Daughter who is very Week & Sickly and yr
Petr. and Husband being restitute of alwayes and Means to provide
Sustinance & Reline our Pressing Wants & beingdistituteReduced to
Great distress, And there being Severall Sums of Money due from
[..] the Widow Sights and Several Parish
dves, which your Petr. is not able to pay, But the Severall
Officers who Collect the same Threaten to distraine on yr Petr. Goods
which is done your Petitioner will be Totally Ruind and be Forced to
Take Relife of the Parish.

May it please yr Honnor

To give unto yr Petr. some Note or Order directed to
such Officers not to distraine upon yr Petr. Goods for such
Taxes or Rates, or such other Orders for yr Petr. Relife as yr
Honnor in your Great Wisdom shall Seem Meett.

And yr Petr and distress Famelie shall
for Ever Pray