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The humble Petition of
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in behalf of themselves & ye rest now in Cusstody at
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That Yor Petition being for divers
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Faults Commited Close Prisonr to
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, where not with
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Conticon this twelve weeks beyond ye ordr
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of yor Ld ship & Honrble
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Bench they demanding Fortie Shillings without which was in no wife he
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discharged therefore in this & all othr our wretched Conditions are humble
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hegg yor Ld Ships Havr & Consideration, haveing no othr Dependance for
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Releife ye barbairs, of this place being such at wherevr any poor Peti=
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helpeny a day is taken from them, or any one taken in Labour, Instead
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of getting helps they are denied of wth helps here To be had, I wants of
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was to lately yr Loss of one pson Infant, & not with standing this Miserable
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weathr, hear is Hethr Fire or Candle attend unless where with of there
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own to buy it, which Few or none here hath, In pouch ye what
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with Cold, all treatment, & want of food their within ye Space of
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one Mounth hath bin Perrished to death, as appears by oath made
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before ye Ground, & when dead here above Ground for Three or tenn
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dayes
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us, whoes Conditions are so very Deplorable yt
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unless ye Honrble Court is pleased to take Compassion an our wretshed
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slate, we shall in little sume Revisable prennst
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yor Petinr there Jane humbley begg
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yor Peticon ye Honrble Courts Co
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peticon. p. as i duty yor Petinr shall
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