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<p n="195">To the Worshipfull the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50052_occ34">Justices of ye peace</rs>
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for Count<obscured></obscured>
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<p n="196">The Humble peticon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50052_n196-1">Richard Bennett</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50052_occ35">Constable</rs>
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other inhabitants of<obscured></obscured>
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In the Countie of Middx</p>
<p n="197"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That whereas ye Constable of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50052_geo56">Fryerne Barnett</rs>
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aforesd: liveth betweene <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50052_n197-1">John Williams</rs>
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& one<obscured></obscured>
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of the East End & <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50052_n197-2">Henry Briggs</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50052_occ36">Constable</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50052_geo57">North End</rs>
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which are ye two Provisions of the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50052_geo58">parish of Finchley</rs>
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. Williams liveing more Southwardly & Briggs more Northroardly they<lb></lb>
the sd: Bennett soe yt: as yr: peticoners Conceive if one of the sd: Constables convey any passes either<lb></lb>
Vagabonds or Cripples to him the sd: Bennett hoe ought to convey ye same unto to the other of ye sd: Constables<lb></lb>
But soe it may ti please yr: Worpps: that the sd: Williams & Briggs combineing together att all <obscured></obscured>
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any such passes have come along ye boar & are goeing Northward Williams hath conveyed the<obscured></obscured>
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And Briggs liveing above halfe a mile nearer Barnett (which is in the direct road) than the sd. Bennett<lb></lb>
conveys the same back to Bennett to oblidge him to conduct the same to Shilling Barnett <obscured></obscured>
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4 miles from his dwelling <obscured></obscured>
little more then 3 miles Sum Briggs by much <obscured></obscured>
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in there <obscured></obscured>
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to the <obscured></obscured>
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beeing bigg to: <obscured></obscured>
ready to bee delivered beeing <obscured></obscured>
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ye peace in order to travell to Newcastle Upon <obscured></obscured>
fell in late<obscured></obscured>
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passage through ye whole <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50052_geo59">parish of Finchley</rs>
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& although divers <obscured></obscured>
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ye sd: <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50052_n197-3">Margarett Gardiner</rs>
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- continued & did beleeve that carrying her any farther would bee very <obscured></obscured>
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both her & ye infant wth: which shee was in<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
labour & shee ye sd: Margarett Gardiner leapeing out of <obscured></obscured>
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almost distracted with ye violence of her paines) was never the lesse very inhumanely & <obscured></obscured>
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by ye sd: Briggs to goe on & carryed by him ye sd: Bennetts house where shee was immediately delivered<lb></lb>
his barbarous usage did put her in greate danger of death & ye Child when borne appeared<lb></lb>
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