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To the Honble. the Bench of Justices now Sitting all Guild Hall London Etc.
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The Humble Petition of
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Sheweth
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That yor. humble petitionrs. is the
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Citizen &
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& Kept house; in the parish of
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St. Sepulchers
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& these paid Scot & Lott above Sixty years But now being very ancient, about 70 years
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of age and by Long Sickness very
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& Reduct to the utmost Extreamly of
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Poverty & want
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Wherefore yors. poor petitionrs. Most humbly Imploses, yor. Honrs. in
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yors. Gender Compassion; & timely Consideration; would be pleased
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To order, the said parish to allow her; a Competent mentanance
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The Small allowance She had being taken away by Mr. Masters;
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the psent Churchwarden; his Psence; being that the doth not
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want any parish allowance by Reason She is att prsent in the
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Coopers alms house; The Master with
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Peter Eton
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, who put her,
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in Se
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great poverty will Certainly men her out For they
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Say they will not Suffer any their to be Slawed to Death
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without the parish she belongs unto with allow her a mentainance
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She Shall not be their to Dissgrace the Company but must be
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wholy put upon the parish wherefore She most humbly Besseckes
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yor Honours timely Relief
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Rachell White
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And yor. petitionrs. Shall Ever Pray Etc.
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To Counceler Single
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9:12: Ordered that
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Churchwardens Appear
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at next Sess: to shew cause
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2:4: Churchwardens to
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allow & pay xijd. Weekly
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