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Peticon of
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Fr 10 cl
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dismissed
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To the Honoble: Bench of Justices at their Sessions
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of the Peace held att
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for the County
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of
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The Humble petion of
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George Knap
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Of the Hamlet of
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Wapping Stepney
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in the said County
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Feltmaker
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Sheweth
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That yor. Petitioner being Old Lame and weake-
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sighted, and therefore enable to get by his Labour as he has-
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done Formerly towards mentaynance of his Family and Support
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thereof, and haveing had a Sister lying long upon his hands
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Lane and bedrid; The Heads of the
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where
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he last lived before he Removed hither looked on him as an object
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of their Compassion, and Exempted him from paying to the poore
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which Favour cannot be Obtayned here where he now is the-
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with all due Respect he has made his Aplication, but is answerd
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by the Overseers, they cannot help it unlesse the Sessions will
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Releive him.
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Yor. Peticoner therefore in all humility
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Appeales to yor. Honrs. and begs that his
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Circumstances may be considered, and
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yor Redresse herein.
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And yor. Petitioner as in
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Duty Bound.
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Shall ever pray Etc
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