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To the Rt. Worll. the Justices of the Peace for the County of
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Midds
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The humble peticon of
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Mary Weeks
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Widow
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and
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Relict of
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Abell Weeks
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late
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keeper of New prison
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in the said County.
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Humbly Sheweth
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That upon this petr humble peticon to this
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Court in the life tyme of her husband, setting
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forth his Circumstances, and the meane & destitute
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Condicon the petr. Would bee left in after his death
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the Court (in Compassion to her) was pleased to
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constitute her to bee & Execute the place of
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Matron
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in the house of Correccon
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in the said County these Vacant
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as by the Order of Court of the
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4. July 1706
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. appears
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That the petr. ever since by herself or sufficient
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Deputy hath executed the place aforesaid
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and for so doing was to have a Sallary of £10.
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P ann Paid her by the keeper of
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New Prison
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But Captn. Boreman the prsent keeper
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refuses to pay the petr. prtending hee has not
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Order form the Court soe to do.
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Wherefore the petr. prays your
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Worps favour to Order the said
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Captr. Bourman to pay the
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same, and that shee may bee
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continued in the said Office, in
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Compassion to her prsent Cirucm-
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-stances
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And shee shall pray Etc
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