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<p n="189">To the Worshipfull the Foreman and<lb></lb>
the rest of the Worshipfull Grand Jury</p>
<p n="190">The Humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50286_n190-1">Katherine Dearing</rs>
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<lb></lb>
a Poor fatherless and Motherless Child not 14 Years <lb></lb>
of Age</p>
<p n="191"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Most humbly Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That she Sitting down at one Alldridges<lb></lb>
a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50286_occ50">Cowkeeper</rs>
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in Order to gett a half penny worth of Milk and whilst<lb></lb>
she was eating a half penny Roll some Chickings came picking abt.<lb></lb>
her and innocently laying her hand upon one of them, the sd<lb></lb>
Aldridges wife Violently Seized her, and brought her before Mr. Justice<lb></lb>
Lambert who Swearing she believ'd you Petr. design'd to Steal the Chicken<lb></lb>
the Said Justice comitted her to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50286_geo167">Newgate</rs>
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where she remains for<lb></lb>
these four weeks in a Sick and Starving Condition</p>
<p n="192">That your Petr. is an Intire Stranger in town and friendless<lb></lb>
and had She Stole the Chicken (as she never designd it) her Miserable<lb></lb>
Confinemt. has been a Severe punishiment for So triffleing a Value</p>
<p n="193">May It therefore please yr. Worships to dismiss <lb></lb>
the Bill, As yr. Worships in yr. Great<lb></lb>
Commiseration Shall think fitt that yr Petr. may<lb></lb>
return to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50286_geo168">Chester</rs>
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to her friends.</p>
<p n="194">And yr. poor Petr. shall ever pray Etc</p>
<p n="195"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50286_n195-1">Katherine Dering</rs>
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