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<p n="36">To the Honble. Bench of Justices att their<lb></lb>
Sessions of the peace held att <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50698_geo31">Hicks hall</rs>
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for the<lb></lb>
County of Mid.</p>
<p n="37">The humble peticon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50698_n37-1">George Knap</rs>
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of<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50698_geo32">Hamblet of Wapping Stepney</rs>
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in the<lb></lb>
Said County <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50698_occ14">Feltmaker</rs>
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<p n="38"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That yor. Petitioner being Old, Lame and weaks sighted<lb></lb>
and therefore enable to get by his Labour as he had done<lb></lb>
formerly towards Mentainance of tho Janury & Support<lb></lb>
thereof and<obscured></obscured>
had a Sister lying long upon his hands lame<lb></lb>
and Bed Red: The Heads of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50698_geo33">parish of White Chapell</rs>
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<lb></lb>
where he last lived before he Removed hither looked on<lb></lb>
him as an Object of their Compassion and Exempted him<lb></lb>
from paying to the poore, which Tavern Cannot be<lb></lb>
obtayned where he now is, the with an due Respect he had<lb></lb>
made his Application, but is answered by the Overseers<lb></lb>
they cannot help it unlesse the Sessions will Relive him</p>
<p n="39"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">ver Cop</note>
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Yor. Petitioner therefore in the<lb></lb>
Humility appeals to yor Honors and begs<lb></lb>
that his Circumstances may be consider<lb></lb>
and yor. Redresse herein.</p>
<p n="40">And yor. petitioner as bound<lb></lb>
shall ever pray Etc.</p>
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