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<p n="80">The humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50299_n80-1">Martha Hammond</rs>
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the<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50299_occ22">Widow</rs>
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of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50299_n80-2">Thomas Hammond</rs>
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ye <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50299_occ23">Widow</rs>
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of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50299_n80-3">Thomas Hammond</rs>
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lately deceased</p>
<p n="81">Humbly Sheweth.<lb></lb>
That yor Worps Petitr. her Husband <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50299_n81-1">Thomas Hammond</rs>
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<lb></lb>
went to work this<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
day Sevennight in ye Morning half<lb></lb>
an Hour after 5 & he died between 6 and 7 on Sunday<lb></lb>
Morning following, And ye he came to draw his cognesees<lb></lb>
Last January but ye Court adjourned it till another time<lb></lb>
at wch time Yor Petitrs Husband was Obliged to be in ye Country<lb></lb>
to Seek Bread for his family Yor. Worps Petitr hath 3 Small<lb></lb>
Children & she is now with Child of another & he was forced<lb></lb>
to be buried by ye <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50299_geo47">Pish of shoreditch</rs>
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Last Wednesday</p>
<p n="82">Humbly Begs yt Yor Worps will please<lb></lb>
to clear ye Bail for they are very poor &<lb></lb>
have a family to provide for & one of ye Barly<lb></lb>
Wifes has 3 Children & she is almost down lying<lb></lb>
of another & she was in fitts Yesterday these ye<lb></lb>
said her thought she would have died wth the<lb></lb>
grief of this trouble of standing Bail for another</p>
<p n="83">And Yor Worps Petitr shall pray Etc.</p>
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