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That your Petitioner and her Children was by-
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the said Vagrant Pass forthwith conveyed by one of the
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Officers from the said Parish of
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and there delivered to one
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That Your Petitioner never wandered abroad and
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laid in the open Air as stated in the said pass or committed
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any Act of Vagrancy whatsoever either in the said Parish
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of
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or elsewhere but on the contrary hath-
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constantly demean'd herself in a decent and reputable
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manner and never was in a situation to be deemed
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under the Odious description of a Vagabond
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That Your Petitioner conceives herself
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aggrieved by the Act of the said Justice in having-
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Sign'd the before mentioned pass declaring that your-
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Petitioner and her Children had been apprehended as-
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Vagabonds and by your Petitioner and Children having
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been Conveyed as such out of the said Parish of
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to the said Parish of
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Your Petitioner therefore humbly
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Appeals to this Court against the-
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said Pass and the Act of the said-
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Justice in having Sign'd the same and
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humbly Prays your Worships will be
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pleased to make such Order for the-
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relief of your Petitioner in the
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Premises as you shall seem meet
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And that you will be pleased to
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appoint a day for the hearing and
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determining the said Appeal
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And your Petitioner will ever pray Etc.
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