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To the Worshipfull The Bench
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The Humble Petition of
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Mary Fitkins
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St. Andrews Holborn
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Sheweth
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That your Peticonr: being a very Poor Woman and haveing
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a Great Charge occation'd Her to place her Daughter an Aprentice
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unto
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Ann Vaughan
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of the Same
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Mantua Maker
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Sooner than
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otherwise She would and with Her gave five Shillings Considacon
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Money as mention'd in the Indenture
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That your Poor Peticonrs: Daughtr: being very much Abus'd by Her
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Mistress contrary to the intent of the Indenture and being kept
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very short in Dyet and very much bruis'd by being so Barbarously
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and Unhumanly used.
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Therefore your Peticonr: desires that your Worships would
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be pleas'd to Examine into the Character of Her said Mistress &
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Doubts not but that yor: Worships will find Her to be a Person of.
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so Unhandsom a Behaviour that it's almost Impossable but
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that yor: poor Peticonr: Daughter be utterly ruin'd
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Therefore your Peticonr: Humbly Implores that
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your Worships would be pleasd. to give an Order that
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so She may be discharg'd from Her Said Mistress and
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in Granting thereof.
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And Your Poor Peticoner
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(as in Duty Bound) shall ever pray Etc
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