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<p n="56">Peticon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50698_n56-1">Geo: Knapp</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Fr 10 cl<lb></lb>
dismissed</p>
<p n="57">To the Honoble: Bench of Justices at their Sessions<lb></lb>
of the Peace held att <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50698_geo47">Hicks hall</rs>
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for the County<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50698_geo48">Midlesex</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="58">The Humble petion of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50698_n58-1">George Knap</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Of the Hamlet of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50698_geo49">Wapping Stepney</rs>
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in the said County<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50698_occ18">Feltmaker</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="59"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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<p n="60">That yor. Petitioner being Old Lame and weake-<lb></lb>
sighted, and therefore enable to get by his Labour as he has-<lb></lb>
done Formerly towards mentaynance of his Family and Support<lb></lb>
thereof, and haveing had a Sister lying long upon his hands<lb></lb>
Lane and bedrid; The Heads of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50698_geo50">parish of White Chapel</rs>
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where<lb></lb>
he last lived before he Removed hither looked on him as an object<lb></lb>
of their Compassion, and Exempted him from paying to the poore<lb></lb>
which Favour cannot be Obtayned here where he now is the-<lb></lb>
with all due Respect he has made his Aplication, but is answerd<lb></lb>
by the Overseers, they cannot help it unlesse the Sessions will<lb></lb>
Releive him.</p>
<p n="61">Yor. Peticoner therefore in all humility<lb></lb>
Appeales to yor. Honrs. and begs that his<lb></lb>
Circumstances may be considered, and<lb></lb>
yor Redresse herein.</p>
<p n="62">And yor. Petitioner as in<lb></lb>
Duty Bound.</p>
<p n="63">Shall ever pray Etc</p>
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