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<p n="73">To the Worshipfull Bench of His<lb></lb>
Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50472_occ20">Justices of the peace</rs>
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, at<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50472_geo44">Westminster Hall</rs>
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<p n="74">The Humble petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50472_n74-1">Elizabeth Allen</rs>
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<p n="75">Humbly Sheweth</p>
<p n="76">That your poor petitioner was sent to<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50472_geo45">Bridewell</rs>
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three Sessions's ago being Charged<lb></lb>
(the Innocent) of taking a Guinea in the<lb></lb>
Stead of a Farthing for Burgamy Pears,<lb></lb>
from a Child belonging to Mr. Goodchild<lb></lb>
at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50472_geo46">Hole in the Wall</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50472_geo47">King Street<lb></lb>
Westminster</rs>
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. And as I am a poor woman<lb></lb>
and this affair has render'd me uncapable<lb></lb>
of getting my Bread, Most Humbly beg that<lb></lb>
your Worships will take my case into your<lb></lb>
wife consideration, and bring my Tryal on<lb></lb>
this Sessions, as I am ready to answer in<lb></lb>
Court to the things that Mr. Goodchild has<lb></lb>
Objected against me. And as in Duty<lb></lb>
bound will ever pray</p>
<p n="77">Friday June 23d. 1758</p>
<p n="78">Her<lb></lb>
Elizth:<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Allen<lb></lb>
Mark</p>
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