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Crime, Poverty and Social Policy in the Metropolis
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To the Right Worshipfull the Chairman
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and the Best of the worshipfull Justices on
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The Humble Pettr. of
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Mary Heacock
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Now a prisonr: In the Gate House
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Most Humbly Sheweth
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That your worsps. poor pettr: has Six Small and
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helpless Children Now liveing in a most Miserable
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and Deplorable Condition, your pettr: haveing
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Either Sold or pawnd every thing She had in the
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world for thier Suport, and haveing Nothing left
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for thier Further Reliefe must in Course Inevitably
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perish for want, unless prevented by your worships
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great Clemencey
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May it therefore Please your worps: of your
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abundant goodness to take the Malloncholly
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Condition of your poor pettr: and her Distressd,
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Familey Just worps: Serious Consideration
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and pleas to order your poor pettr. may be brought
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to a Speedy tryall or such other Reliefe as in
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your worps: great Wisdom and goodness Shall
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Seem Most Expedient, and your pettr wth her
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Small Familey, will as In Duty bound for
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Ever Pray Etc
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