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<p n="524">To the Rt Honrble Sr <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15033_n524-1">William Stewart</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15033_occ195">Lord Maior</rs>
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of the<lb></lb>
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and to the Rt Worpll the rest of his Maties<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15033_occ196">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the same City in their general quarter Sessions<lb></lb>
Assembled</p>
<p n="525">The humble Petition of the Churchwardens & Overseers of the<lb></lb>
Poor of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15033_geo220">Parish of St Giles without Cripplegate</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15033_geo221">London</rs>
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<p n="526"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15033_n526-1">Mary Watts</rs>
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the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15033_occ197">Daughter</rs>
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of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15033_n526-2">Timothy Watts</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15033_n526-9">Elizabeth </rs>
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his<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15033_occ198">wife</rs>
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is left in the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15033_geo222">parish of St Giles without cripplegate</rs>
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and is<lb></lb>
already become a great charge thereunto and unless timely prevented<lb></lb>
is likely so to continue, which said Father and mother of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15033_n526-3">Mary<lb></lb>
Watts</rs>
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are both dead But one <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15033_n526-4">Edward Buxton</rs>
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of the said parish <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15033_occ199">Distiller</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15033_n526-5">John Moore</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15033_geo223">parish of St Olave Hartstreet</rs>
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London <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15033_occ200">Winercoper</rs>
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<lb></lb>
are Grand fathers of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15033_n526-6">Mary Watts</rs>
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and either of them persons of<lb></lb>
Sufficient Ability to maintain her, and not to burthen your Petitioners<lb></lb>
with the charge thereof which said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15033_n526-7">Edward Buxton</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15033_n526-8">John Moore</rs>
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<lb></lb>
being required by your petitionr to maintain their said Grandchild<lb></lb>
according to the direction of the statute in that case made and provided<lb></lb>
do altogether refuse and neglect so to do</p>
<p n="527">Your Petitionrs & therefore most humbly pray your Honr &<lb></lb>
and Worpps will be pleased to hear them in they prmisses<lb></lb>
and make such Order therein as to your Honr & and Worpps<lb></lb>
Shall seem meet</p>
<p n="528">And Your Petrs. & shall ever Pray Etc</p>
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