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