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<p n="128">To his Majestis Justices in session asembled</p>
<p n="129">Gentlemen I gave you a petr. Last session of my being<lb></lb>
opressed in the poors vate which you were pleased to<lb></lb>
refer to a petty session of Justices for fins bury devision<lb></lb>
which session relived me not although one of them<lb></lb>
had declared that there was neither Law Justice<lb></lb>
nor prvident to suport my usage and yet for all that<lb></lb>
he agreed to the continuation of my opresion my petr:<lb></lb>
is or will be returned to you again acording to your<lb></lb>
orders where fore I begg you will be pleased to take it into<lb></lb>
considderation and as I have Lost myself in defence of<lb></lb>
the nation to take no Example by my misfortunes but<lb></lb>
defined it still from the curse of god that hath<lb></lb>
ruined many famous nations for opression as fare as it<lb></lb>
lyes in your power as This presant casse is that you<lb></lb>
may find yours elves where I have lost myself for it<lb></lb>
you diligenlly Enquire in to and supress opression you<lb></lb>
will not Lose your reward for god hates opression<lb></lb>
and all the promoters and main Tainers of it<lb></lb>
it is very hard for me who is the only abject in<lb></lb>
the parish and cannot bring up my own family at<lb></lb>
any rate as they ought to be as my petitn: shows<lb></lb>
and yet must pay to such poors maintainance who<lb></lb>
are most partely so by their own negligence and<lb></lb>
misgurding but to pay were then any other is to<lb></lb>
me intolerable opression which I hope you will not<lb></lb>
Let pass so although the parish officers Through<lb></lb>
spight and malice have over persivaded the Justices<lb></lb>
for several judicious men have since taken notice<lb></lb>
of my wrong and cries out shawe upon it but now<lb></lb>
as it Lase, before you I hope you will Judge wisly of it<lb></lb>
for your own future advantage as well as mine presant<lb></lb>
for it will be Easyer for me to bear opression bear<lb></lb>
thoug Ever so hard upon me then for my opressons<lb></lb>
to bear gods diss pleasure for it hearafter<lb></lb>
the house I Live in or houses which I am unqustly<lb></lb>
charged with never payd any poor rate this many<lb></lb>
years to my knowleg although posessed by men of<lb></lb>
full ability but I can find out no other reson why<lb></lb>
I am they opressed but because I faithfully served<lb></lb>
the Goverment to my own irepairable Losse<lb></lb>
all which shall be made apear if you are pleased<lb></lb>
to call it into question and into doing you will<lb></lb>
very much oblidge yourselves and also your old<lb></lb>
disabled servant</p>
<p n="130"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50296_n130-1">Robt Kirkpatrick</rs>
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