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<p n="87">To the Rt. Worshipful his Majesties <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50287_occ15">Justices of the peace</rs>
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for the County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50287_geo48">Middlx</rs>
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in their General Sessions of the<lb></lb>
peace assembled</p>
<p n="88">The Humble petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50287_n88-1">Thomas Awell</rs>
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<p n="89"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Humbly Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That yr. petr. has been 15 years a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50287_occ16">Homekeeper</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in ye. <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50287_geo49">parish of St. James Clerkenwell</rs>
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where he had<lb></lb>
Lived in Credit & Good reputation but being reduced by<lb></lb>
misfortunes to a recefulus Condition, the parishioners of<lb></lb>
the said parish were Pleased to Eloet & Appoint him<lb></lb>
yor. Petr. to be their Vestry Clerk</p>
<p n="90">That yr. petrs<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Sallary for ye. said Plaed<lb></lb>
haveing not been paid at the usueal time & yr. Petr<lb></lb>
Drood to ye. Utmost Poveity & Distress he most Unadow<lb></lb>
-edly Collected some Small Sums on the Scavengers<lb></lb>
Rate to Support him Under ye. Utmost Distress,<lb></lb>
from the Several prosecutors, but as Soon as your<lb></lb>
Petrs. Necessity was known to ye. Parishioners, &<lb></lb>
every One of them had Sattisfaction made</p>
<p n="91">There for yr. Petr. most Humbly Hones. this<lb></lb>
Honble. Court will be Pleased to Consider ye Premises<lb></lb>
his Extream Want Satisfaction being made & yr. Petr.<lb></lb>
&. yr. Petr. haveing already been Confined three<lb></lb>
months on this Ocassion & Ander such favourable<lb></lb>
Sentence as To yt. Worships in yr. great Goodness<lb></lb>
Clemeny shall seem meet</p>
<p n="92">6s:8d. on such Indictmt.<lb></lb>
& a month to ye <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50287_geo50">house of Corrsetion</rs>
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<lb></lb>
& Labour.</p>
<p n="93">& yr. Petr. shall ever Pray Etc<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50287_n93-1">Thos: Awell</rs>
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