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<p n="19">The Rt Worpfull his Maties<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50046_occ10">Justices of the peace</rs>
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for the County of<lb></lb>
Midds</p>
<p n="20">The humble peticon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50046_n20-1">Mary Staples</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50046_n20-1" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50046_occ11">wife</rs>
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of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50046_n20-2">Joseph Staples</rs>
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<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50046_geo19">Limehouse</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50046_occ12">Butcher</rs>
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<p n="21">Humbly Sheweth<lb></lb>
That Yor petr Said husband about eight Yeare Since<lb></lb>
turned your Petr out of his house (without any just or reasonable cause) &<lb></lb>
lately & sevrall times before barbarously & inhumanly beat & missed yor<lb></lb>
Petr & neglected & refused to allow her necessary whife for & towards<lb></lb>
maintenance & likelyhood whereupon this Court were pleased to make an order<lb></lb>
that yor petr said husband should allow & pay your petr the weekly Sume of<lb></lb>
three Shillings, and by another order the Sume of three Shillings Weekly<lb></lb>
& the anears of the monys due upon the first order for & towards her<lb></lb>
maintenance which order have been removed into this Maties Court of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50046_geo20">kings Bench att Westr</rs>
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& were in Michmas Terne now last past beth<lb></lb>
quashed for insufficiency (without notice to your petr) altho the said<lb></lb>
order were made by consent of the sd <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50046_n21-1">Joseph Staples</rs>
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, and he now<lb></lb>
threatens yor Petr ruiue & will not receive your pell, or allow her any many<lb></lb>
for & lowards her releife & maintenance, and hath alsoe spoke verry undecent &<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
words of this Wapfull Court.</p>
<p n="22">That by reason of yor Petr Camenesse & often sicknesse your pell can<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
very seldome wherelly to gett any monys towards a livelyhood & is oftertimes<lb></lb>
in great necessity</p>
<p n="23">Yor Petr therefore humbly prays that yor Wapps would be<lb></lb>
pleased to order the Churchwardens & Overseers of the poore<lb></lb>
of thesd Hamblett of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50046_geo21">Limehouse</rs>
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or one of them for the<lb></lb>
time being to allow & pay unto yor petr such weekly pencon<lb></lb>
as to your<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Worpps shall seem, for & towards yor Petr livelyhood</p>
<p n="24">Stud Yor Petr shall ever pray Etc<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50046_n24-1">Mary Staples</rs>
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</p>
<p n="25">G Rolse<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
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