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To the Right Worshipfull his Maties
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That your Petitioner for the fact She Stood indicted in this Honorable
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Court, as of this present Sessions, was fined the sum of three Shillings and
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four pence and for non payment thereof was commited to
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She now
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ren aines being almost ready to parish for want of releife, her
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husband being dead and left three Small Children for her to take care
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of She haveing nothing to maintain herself and her three Children but
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her daily labor, humbly begs being not able to pay the fine inflicted
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her to Submit herself to the money of this Honb Court.
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Your Petitioner therefore humbly begs
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your worships to consider ye Sad and deplora
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-eth and to mitigate the said fine, as unto
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your worships Shall Seem meet.
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And your Petitioner as in duty
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