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<p n="152">To the Honrble. the Bench of Justices, in this Honrble.<lb></lb>
Cort. Assembles.</p>
<p n="153">The Humble Peticon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50107_n153-56">Mary Session</rs>
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&<lb></lb>
her Daughter both remaining Prisonrs. in the<lb></lb>
Custody of the Keeper of the New Prison,</p>
<p n="154"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Most humbly Sheweth to yor. Honrs.</note>
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<p n="155">That Yor. Poor Peticonrs. are by the strict and<lb></lb>
seveare pceedings of their Adversarye, from time to time<lb></lb>
psecuted against att Common Law, and Bound over as<lb></lb>
disturbers of the Peace, in Meere Envy and Mallice, by yor.<lb></lb>
Peticonrs adversarye, to the utter, Rain and absolute<lb></lb>
undoing, of yor. Peticonrs. Misserable Family, she the said<lb></lb>
Sarah yor. Honrs. Peticonr. Haveing a Distracted Person to<lb></lb>
her Husband, and therefore uncapable of Provideing<lb></lb>
Meanes for Subsistance,And Yor Peticon. being destitute<lb></lb>
of Friends to Releive them, in a Prison where there in noe<lb></lb>
allowance, are become the most Lamentable and Pityous<lb></lb>
objects of Charity, and must in all Likelyhood Perish for<lb></lb>
want of Bread. unlesse Releived by yor. Honrs. Clemency<lb></lb>
& Goodnese, in ordering yor. Peticonrs. Enlargements, As<lb></lb>
to yor. Honrs. itt shall seeme most meete & Expedient.</p>
<p n="156">And as in Duty Bound yor. most<lb></lb>
Misserable Peticoner. shall ever<lb></lb>
Continue to Pray for yor. Honrs.<lb></lb>
healths & & psperityes.</p>
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