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To the Worshipfull her majestys
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Justices of the peace
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The Humble petition of
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John Lake
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Joseph Walcutt
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Thomas Minshall
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in the sd. County of Middx on the behalf of themselves &
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the rest of the Inhabitants of the sd. Parish
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Humbly Sheweth
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That
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Sarah Erling
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wife of
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Edward Erling
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Junr
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late of the sd. parish
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waterman
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being destitute of a maintenance for her selfe & two young
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Children by reason of her said Husbands absenting himself from his
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family are become & for the space of Six Months last past have been
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of the said parish And that your petitionrs have expended & laid out
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for the necessary support & sustenance of the sd Sarah Erling & her sd.
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two Children during the sd. term the Sume of three pounds ten Shillings
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And ye petitionrs further shew that
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Edward Erling
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of the said
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waterman
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father of the sd
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Edward Erling
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Junr & Grandfather
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of the sd Children refuses to provide for the said Sarah Erling &
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her two Children as the Law directs Whereby the said
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Sarah
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Erling
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& her two Children continue chargeable to your petitionrs
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and the rest of the Inhabitants of the said parish & are likely so to
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be
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Wherefore yr petitionrs as well for themselves as on the behalfe
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of the rest of the Inhabitant of the said parish humbly pray
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that they be releived in the premises as to yr. worships shall
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seem meet
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And ye petitionrs shall prayer Etc
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John Lake
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Tho: Masters
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Joseph Walcutt
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Tho: Minshall
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Overseers
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Middx ss
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Ad General Quarterial Session paris Due Regine tent &
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Com
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apnd Hicks Hall in
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St John street
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in Com pd. die
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Venis scilt decime quarto die January Anno regin Dne Anne
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Dei gra nunc Regine mague Brittan Etc Septimo.
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It is ordered by this Court that the within named
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Edward Erling
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Senr
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have notice of this petition And that he do attend this
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Court on Monday next at ten of the Clock in the forenoon to
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shew cause why he should not maintain and provide for the
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within named
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Sarah Erling
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& her Children within mencon
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at his Charge in case of the Inhabitants of the
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parish of Chiswick
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in this County as he the said
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Edward Erling
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Senr
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will answer the
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Contrary at his perill
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P Cur
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Harcourt
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January 1708/9
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