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<p n="57">That in or about the January Sessions 1749 the then<lb></lb>
Church Warden and Overseers of the Poor of the said Liberty applied<lb></lb>
by Petition to this Court that the sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50412_n57-1">Wm. Beech</rs>
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might be Compelled<lb></lb>
by Order of this Court to make & allow such a Weekly or Monthly<lb></lb>
Allowance for the Subsistence of his sd. Mother as to this Court<lb></lb>
Should seem meet</p>
<p n="58">That thereupon It was Ordered by this Court that the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50412_n58-1">Wm. Beech</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50412_n58-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
should attend this Court on the Thursday then next<lb></lb>
to shew Cause why he should not at his own Costs & Charges releive<lb></lb>
and maintain his said Mother in Ease of the Inhabitants of the<lb></lb>
said Liberty.</p>
<p n="59">That the sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50412_n59-1">Wm. Beech</rs>
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being served with the said Petition<lb></lb>
& Order applied to of his own voluntary Accord & agreed with Mr. Cox<lb></lb>
the sd. Petitioners then Sollr. to Pay 3s. P week for the Maintenance<lb></lb>
of his sd. Mother from the Time she was taken into the Work house<lb></lb>
till that time & for the future so long as she should remain therein<lb></lb>
and did accordngly pay to the late <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50412_occ30">Overseers of the Poor</rs>
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of the sd.<lb></lb>
Liberty Three Pounds eighteen Shillings for one half Year's<lb></lb>
Maintenance after the Rate of 3s. P week according to his sd. Agreemt.<lb></lb>
But now refuses to Pay or Contribute at all to wards her Maintenance</p>
<p n="60">That the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50412_n60-1">Wm. Beech</rs>
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being of sufficient Ability as afsd.<lb></lb>
and capable of maintaining his said Mother ought as your Petrs.<lb></lb>
are advised to provide for her in ease of the other Inhabitants of the<lb></lb>
sd. Liberty.</p>
<p n="61"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50412_n61-1">Joshua Cox</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50412_occ31">Sollr</rs>
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<lb></lb>
for the Petrs.</note>
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<note type="authorial" place="margin"> <del>May 23. 1751.</del>
</note>
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Therefore your Petitioners humbly pray that<lb></lb>
the sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50412_n61-2">Wm. Beech</rs>
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may be Compelled by Order of<lb></lb>
this Court to make & allow such Weekly or Monthly<lb></lb>
Allowance fro the subsistance of his sd. Mother<lb></lb>
as this Court in that Behalf shall jude Proper<lb></lb>
to be made.</p>
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