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the honorable bench of justises For the County
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of middellsex the humble petion o f
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humbly Sheweth
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That youer honers poor petioner is An aged
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Widdow
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Seventy five years of age belonging
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to the parish of
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haveing when in
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abillity paid all manor of Jews in the Said
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parish but now age and infirmity together
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with hir haveing been Run oner by a Coach
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Some years ago hath Redored hir all together
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uncapeable of asisting hir sellf in the Least
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by Any Manas of Labor as aforetime being
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So very hellpLess that She Cant put hir Close
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on or off without hellp beinga navy
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great obgect of Compation and in the depees
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Callamity that Can eather be emagend on
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expressd haveing from the Said parish
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but Fader Shillings per month without Any
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manor of adition which mony as it is in
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Reallety insufishant to keep hir from meer
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Want or indeed to Sustaine Life She therfore
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most humbly Cranes and in the Anguish
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of distress irnistfy implores that youer honers
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will be pleased in Commiseration of this
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hir age poverty and aflliction to grant
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and order the Said parish to add and
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Augment hir Said pention as to youer
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goodnes Shall Seem meet that she may
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not utersy Slarne and this poor aged
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and afllected Widdow will pray with a
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gratefull hart and thankfull
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acknowlledgment
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