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<p n="102">The Humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50249_n102-1">Mary Norris</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50249_n102-1" type="surname" value="NORRIS"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50249_n102-1" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50249_occ15">Wife</rs>
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of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50249_n102-2">John<lb></lb>
Norris</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50249_n102-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
Inhabitant of A House in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50249_geo33"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50249_geo34"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50249_geo35">Noble Street</rs>
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in ye Parish<lb></lb>
of St Giles Cripplegate</rs>
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in the County of Middx</rs>
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<p n="103"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Humbly Sheweth unto your Honnor</note>
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<p n="104">That your Petitioner & her Husband through great Misfortunes<lb></lb>
and Sickness and haveing a Son to keep at this present time who in Augt<lb></lb>
last Broke his Thigh in <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50249_occ16">his Majtis Sarvis</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50249_occ16" type="occupation" value="his Majtis Sarvis"></interp>
(on Board <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50249_geo36">ye Monmouth</rs>
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) & is not<lb></lb>
Yett able through Extreem Weakness to Stand upright, and yr Petr<lb></lb>
Likewise haveing a Daughter who is very Week & Sickly and yr<lb></lb>
Petr. and Husband being restitute of alwayes and Means to provide<lb></lb>
Sustinance & Reline our Pressing Wants & being<del>distitute</del>
Reduced to<lb></lb>
Great distress, And there being Severall Sums of Money due from<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
the Widow Sights and Several Parish<lb></lb>
dves, which your Petr. is not able to pay, But the Severall<lb></lb>
Officers who Collect the same Threaten to distraine on yr Petr. Goods<lb></lb>
which is done your Petitioner will be Totally Ruind and be Forced to<lb></lb>
Take Relife of the Parish.</p>
<p n="105">May it please yr Honnor</p>
<p n="106">To give unto yr Petr. some Note or Order directed to<lb></lb>
such Officers not to distraine upon yr Petr. Goods for such<lb></lb>
Taxes or Rates, or such other Orders for yr Petr. Relife as yr<lb></lb>
Honnor in your Great Wisdom shall Seem Meett.</p>
<p n="107">And yr Petr and distress Famelie shall<lb></lb>
for Ever Pray</p>
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