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<p n="61">To the Worpt Bench of Justices holden<lb></lb>
at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50191_geo36">Hixes Hall</rs>
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<p n="62">The Humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50191_n62-1">Eliz. Leach</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50191_occ9">Widow</rs>
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<p n="63">Sheweth<lb></lb>
That Yor Petitr. did Petition yor Worps about 12.<lb></lb>
months since, and it was yor Worps pleasure to Order Yor<lb></lb>
Petitr to bring in ye Report, what they did aledge against<lb></lb>
her, and yor Petitr did. Which Report was,<lb></lb>
that yor Petitr Rented a House of Nine Pounds P Year<lb></lb>
Yor Worps did Order yor Petitr to put off ye Sd House<lb></lb>
& come to you again, for which Yor poor Petitr was<lb></lb>
not willing; because ye Sd. House was Somthing of a<lb></lb>
Relief to her, and to two Fatherless Children. It was<lb></lb>
further yor Worps pleasure to Order yor Petitr to<lb></lb>
go to Justice Hall in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50191_geo37">Goodmans field</rs>
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for him to make<lb></lb>
a Settlemt. And he did also make a settlemt. of 12 pence<lb></lb>
P week to be paid yor Petitr by ye Officers of ye <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50191_geo38">Pish<lb></lb>
of Shoreditch</rs>
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, but in a Year after ye said settlemt. they<lb></lb>
took it away wthout any Examination of your Petitr.<lb></lb>
which is about six years ago.</p>
<p n="64">Wherefore yor Petitr humble beseeches yor Worps<lb></lb>
to take her into yor judicious Consideration, & be pleased to Order her<lb></lb>
Relief, or els she must inevitably Perrish, and ye aforesaid<lb></lb>
Officers was ye Occasion of yor Petitrs Poverty yor Petitr<lb></lb>
Once more; legs of yor Worp to Consider her</p>
<p n="65">And yor Petitr. for you shall ever pray.</p>
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