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the Right Honourable
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Will Ashouse
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This is to lett you understand & Sattisfie you that
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ye Church warden of
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Highgate
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was please to
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tell you that I did not belnge to this parrish but
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to Sattisfie your honour when I was with you,
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I tould you I belong to ye Parrish of
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St Pancrass
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& alse I Shoud your Honour my bagg which
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your Honour would not belive me but the
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Church warden but to Sattisfie your Worship
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I have been a pentinor of St Pancrass these
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find years & my husband being a housekeeper
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& paid to ye Minister & poor of ye Parrish of
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St Pancrass & been a Constant Sarnant to
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of fouer days to ould Mr Gray, & hand taken
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a way my pention this forrty week at two
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Shillins a week, I paun'd & Sould all I had in
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ye world & almost Starned for want & hand
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no habitation or place of aboad but in ye fields
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or ye Streets this forty weeks, Hopeing your
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honour will Consider my poor Condition, & your
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poore pentioner will for ever pray for your
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Honour, haveing no friend to Stand by me
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but God & your Honour, in this world &
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in Soe doeing I Rope you will Merritt heaven
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at
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barnett
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ye parrish where my husband was borns
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Steed try all with ye parrish of St Pancrass
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& last them att
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parish of
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: Stood tryall att Lane
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with St Pancras att Hixes Hall
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Elizabeth Smith
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