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To the Right Worpf: the Kings Maties: Justices of the Peace for the
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County of Middx
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The humble Peticon & appeal of
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Thomas Sudger
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aged Threescore and Sixteene
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Shewing
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That yor: Peticoner hath lived in the
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Parish of Islington
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this 22
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yeares and did live in a House of £10: P ann for 10 yeares during which
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time paid all Taxes and Parish Duties whatsoever yor: Peticoner is A
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Scrivener
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by profession, And his Sight and Memory failenig haveing had
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great losses Misfortunes and a greate charge of Children hath reduced yor: Peticonrs
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to a Low and meane condicon, Then he went into a less House & appeared
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to the Parishoners at A Vestry in the Church and Made knowne his
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low and meane Circumstances and they were pleased to excuse him
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from paying any further Parish Duties and Likewise did, the Surveyors
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of the High Wayes from yeare to yeare, Soe that yor; Peticoner hath not
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paid any Parish Duties nor to the High Wayes this 12 or 13 Years
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And now
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William Carter
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William Nicolson
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John Wilson
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and
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William Gray
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Surveyors of the High Wayes for the last yeare 1716
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would not harken to any thing what could be alleaged or said to them
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but have taken a way out of yor: Peticoners House the Value of 15
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the perticulers wherof are set downe in a paper hereunto annexed
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Mail it therefore please yor: Worpps: in consideration
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and consideration of yor: Peticoners Age and Poverty
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to Order him some releife from this Opprestion
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As to yor: wopps: in yor: grave wisdome and Charioty
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Shall Seeme meete
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And yor: Peticoner shall ever Pray Etc
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Tho: Sudger
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