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Crime, Poverty and Social Policy in the Metropolis
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To the Honrble. the Bench of Justices, in this Honrble.
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Cort. Assembles.
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The Humble Peticon of
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Mary Session
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&
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her Daughter both remaining Prisonrs. in the
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Custody of the Keeper of the New Prison,
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Most humbly Sheweth to yor. Honrs.
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That Yor. Poor Peticonrs. are by the strict and
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seveare pceedings of their Adversarye, from time to time
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psecuted against att Common Law, and Bound over as
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disturbers of the Peace, in Meere Envy and Mallice, by yor.
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Peticonrs adversarye, to the utter, Rain and absolute
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undoing, of yor. Peticonrs. Misserable Family, she the said
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Sarah yor. Honrs. Peticonr. Haveing a Distracted Person to
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her Husband, and therefore uncapable of Provideing
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Meanes for Subsistance,And Yor Peticon. being destitute
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of Friends to Releive them, in a Prison where there in noe
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allowance, are become the most Lamentable and Pityous
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objects of Charity, and must in all Likelyhood Perish for
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want of Bread. unlesse Releived by yor. Honrs. Clemency
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& Goodnese, in ordering yor. Peticonrs. Enlargements, As
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to yor. Honrs. itt shall seeme most meete & Expedient.
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And as in Duty Bound yor. most
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Misserable Peticoner. shall ever
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Continue to Pray for yor. Honrs.
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healths & & psperityes.
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