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That Yor. Petr. Joth now
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receive as a
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weeke But in regard She being now reduced to extreame poverty and aged 72 Yeares
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and very weake and mary in body and almost dim of
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Sight and altogether past her
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Labour And haveing requested the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poore of
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the sd. pish to allow her further releife but they refuse for to doe Soe that She
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must meritably pish unless comisserated and releived by this Honble Court
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Yor. Petr. therefore most humbly Prays Yor
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Worpps to consider the sad and deplorable
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pndicon wherein She now laugnesth and to he
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pleased to Ordr. the Churchwardens & Overseers
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of his Poore of the Sd. pish to allow yor. Petr. Such
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your worpps Shall go in meet
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