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<p n="1571">To the Worshipful his Majesties <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50787_occ571">Justices of the<lb></lb>
Peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50787_geo1412">County of Middlesex</rs>
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at their Quarter<lb></lb>
Session of the Peace Assembled</p>
<p n="1572">The Humble Petition and<lb></lb>
Appeal of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50787_n1572-1">Mary Ann Magsby</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50787_occ572">Wife</rs>
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of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50787_n1572-2">John Magsby</rs>
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now at Sea</p>
<p n="1573"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
Your Petitioners Husband has been gone<lb></lb>
to Sea about five Months and that she expects him in -<lb></lb>
about two Months</p>
<p n="1574">That Your Petitioner Lodged in the Parish<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50787_geo1413">Saint George Middlesex</rs>
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in good Credit but not having -<lb></lb>
any Allowance in the Absence of her Husband and being -<lb></lb>
left with two Children was unable to support herself -<lb></lb>
and them on which your Petitioner apply'd to the Officers<lb></lb>
of the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50787_geo1414">Saint George</rs>
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for relief</p>
<p n="1575">That Your Petitioner was Examined as -<lb></lb>
to her Settlement and Sign'd the Examination annex'd to the<lb></lb>
sd. Vagrant Pass but was not informed that the preamble<lb></lb>
to the said Pass contained a Reference wherein Your Petitioner<lb></lb>
and her two Children was described as vagabonds and had<lb></lb>
been apprehended as such</p>
<p n="1576">That Your Petitioner was conducted to<lb></lb>
the House of the Revd. Dr. Mayo one of his Majesties<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50787_occ573">Justices of the peace</rs>
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for the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50787_geo1415">County of Middlesex</rs>
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-<lb></lb>
where your Petitioner has been since informed that she<lb></lb>
and her Children was Charged before the said Justice<lb></lb>
with being Vagabonds (Vizt.) Wandering abroad and<lb></lb>
laying in the open Air in the said parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50787_geo1416">Saint George</rs>
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<p n="1577">That the said Revd. Dr. Mayo did not -<lb></lb>
acquaint your Petitioner with the Charge made against<lb></lb>
her</p>
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