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<p n="164">To his Majestys Worshipful Justices of the Peace<lb></lb>
for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50427_geo164">County of Middlesex</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="165">The humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50427_n165-1">Elizabeth Bigg</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50427_n165-1" type="surname" value="Bigg"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50427_n165-1" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50427_occ69">Widow</rs>
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of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50427_n165-2">Thomas Bigg</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50427_n165-2" type="given" value="Thomas"></interp>
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<lb></lb>
deceased.</p>
<p n="166"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That Your Petitioners late Husband hath divers times<lb></lb>
Attended your Worships under Mr. Wilkinson Deputy Clerk of the<lb></lb>
Peace for this County.</p>
<p n="167">That at the Death of your Petitioners said late Husband<lb></lb>
Your Petitioner was left with two small Children improved for<lb></lb>
which thro illness and other Misfortunes has reduced Your Petitioner<lb></lb>
to the lowest Circumstances.</p>
<p n="168">That Your said Petitioner at this time being Indebted<lb></lb>
to her Landlady in the Sum of 30s. for Rent in threatned to be turn'd<lb></lb>
into the streets unless immediate payment is made And as your<lb></lb>
Petitioner has no Friend to Advance the same makes freedom<lb></lb>
humbly to implore your Charity to Extricate her out of her great<lb></lb>
Distress.</p>
<p n="169">Therefore your Petitioner most earnestly<lb></lb>
request Your Worships to have Compassion on<lb></lb>
her and her Children and to grant such Relief<lb></lb>
as to your Worships out of your great goodness<lb></lb>
shall seem meet And your Petitioner and<lb></lb>
Children will be for ever bound to Pray</p>
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