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To the right Worpll: their Maties: Justices of the
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peace for the County of Middx att their Generall
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quarter Sessions of the peace holden for the said County
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att Hicks Hall.
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The humble peticon of
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John Graves
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Old Brentford
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Waterman
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&
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Anne
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and his
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wife
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Sheweth
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That yor. petr. being very poore & indigent did towards their maintenance
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& livelyhood take one
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Mary Ayres
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about a fortnight old & borne in
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the
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parish of St. Martin in the feilds
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att the house of one
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John Petts
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a
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Porter
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in
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Redd Rose Streete
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her mother being a Lodger there
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to keepe her as a Nurse Child att2s.6d. P weeke wth. the mother of the
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said Child duely paid unto yor. petr. for 2 yeares & upwards untill the
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first of January last att wch tyme the mother left her lodging and
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absconded her Selfe soe that yor. Petr. are not paid since that tyme
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almost to yor. petrs. utter ruine.
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Yor. petr. most humbly pray yor. Worps to take the pmisses
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into yor. & Serious Consideracon & to order the Officers of
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St. Martins parish aforesaid to receive & Keepe the Said
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Child And to allow unto Yor. petr. for keeping the Said
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Child Since January last as in yor. Worpll. wisedome
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& Charity Shall be thought fitt.
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£4 15s due the 14th
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of Oct instant
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John Gillett
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Church warden
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Stevin Diss
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Overcer
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And Yor. petr. Shall ever pray Etc
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Henry Harris
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Overser
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Peticon of
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John Graves
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& his wife
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churchwn: to attend p ack
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Churchw: of St Martins to
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Keep the child & to pay the
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petr the monys due for
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nursing the child unless
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they can make itt appear
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that the Child was not been
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in their Pish; on Sat 10 o ck
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