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<p n="224">To the Rt. Worll. the Justices of the Peace for the County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50106_geo118">Midds</rs>
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</p>
<p n="225">The humble peticon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50106_n225-1">Mary Weeks</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50106_n225-1" type="surname" value="WEEKS"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50106_n225-1" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50106_occ59">Widow</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
Relict of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50106_n225-47">Abell Weeks</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50106_n225-47" type="surname" value="Weeks"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50106_n225-47" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
late <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50106_occ60">keeper of New prison</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in the said County.</p>
<p n="226"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Humbly Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That upon this petr humble peticon to this<lb></lb>
Court in the life tyme of her husband, setting<lb></lb>
forth his Circumstances, and the meane & destitute<lb></lb>
Condicon the petr. Would bee left in after his death<lb></lb>
the Court (in Compassion to her) was pleased to<lb></lb>
constitute her to bee & Execute the place of <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50106_occ61">Matron<lb></lb>
in the house of Correccon</rs>
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in the said County these Vacant<lb></lb>
as by the Order of Court of the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50106_date61">4. July 1706</rs>
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. appears</p>
<p n="227">That the petr. ever since by herself or sufficient<lb></lb>
Deputy hath executed the place aforesaid<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
and for so doing was to have a Sallary of £10.<lb></lb>
P ann Paid her by the keeper of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50106_geo119">New Prison</rs>
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<lb></lb>
But Captn. Boreman the prsent keeper<lb></lb>
refuses to pay the petr. prtending hee has not<lb></lb>
Order form the Court soe to do.</p>
<p n="228">Wherefore the petr. prays your<lb></lb>
Worps favour to Order the said<lb></lb>
Captr. Bourman to pay the<lb></lb>
same, and that shee may bee<lb></lb>
continued in the said Office, in<lb></lb>
Compassion to her prsent Cirucm-<lb></lb>
-stances</p>
<p n="229">And shee shall pray Etc</p>
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