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<p n="187">To the Worshipfull Justices of ye Peace for Ye Quartail<lb></lb>
Sessions held at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50146_geo104">Hicks Hall</rs>
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for ye County of Middx<lb></lb>
The Humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50146_n187-1">Hannah Seddon</rs>
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<p n="188"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That your Petr. having taken up her husband <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50146_n188-1">Richd.<lb></lb>
Seddon</rs>
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by virtue of a Justice's Warrant for whabiting<lb></lb>
with a loose notorious woman & utterly refuseing to allow<lb></lb>
yr. Petr. any maintain nath that he gave Bail to ye<lb></lb>
Warrant for his appeareant that the Sessions which has<lb></lb>
been respited from time to time And that this Worshipfull<lb></lb>
Court upon hearing ye further complaint of your Petr. was<lb></lb>
pleased to refer ye matter to Mr. Justice Santlow who upon<lb></lb>
due examination made an order a coppy whereof is hereto<lb></lb>
annexed. And that yr. Petr. informed her husband now<lb></lb>
intends to move the Complaint knowing She has no friends to<lb></lb>
prosecute him at Law. so that she must inevitably be a further<lb></lb>
to ye Parish whilst She lives no being able to work by reason<lb></lb>
her husband gave her the for Disease two years Since which<lb></lb>
has destroy'd her health & not begins to affect her Limbs</p>
<p n="189">Ye Petitioner therefore most humbly prays the<lb></lb>
Honble. Bench to order ye Overseers of ye Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50146_geo105">St. Martins<lb></lb>
in the fields</rs>
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where her Settlement is that they shall prosecute<lb></lb>
the cause & oblieg him to allow her a competent weekly<lb></lb>
Subsistance & a reasonable sum for recovery of her health<lb></lb>
or that ye order may be obey'd</p>
<p n="190">And yr Petr. as in Duty bound<lb></lb>
Shall ever pray etc</p>
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