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To the Right Worspl. his Maties Justices of the Peace for the County
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of Midds
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The humble Peticon of
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William Chambers
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of the
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parish of
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St. Dunstan Stepney
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Sheweth
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That yor. petr. being a penconer belonging to the sd. parish is by the Churchwardens and
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Overseers of the poore thereof allowed £18. P weeke towards the releife & mainteynance
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That your petr. is a Lodger in the house of one
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Katherine Vales
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a poore Woman
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who has a great charge of Children to mainteyne soe that the sd. £18. P weeke will not
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pay for your Petr. Lodging & mainteynance And for as much as your Petr. being very
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aged & very Dim of Sight & altogether past his labour soe that he must Inevitably
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perish unless releived by this Honble Court and the sd. Churchwardens & Overseers.
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of the poore promiseing to pay the sd.
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Katherine Vales
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for Lodging your Petr. over
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& above the sd. Pencon of £18. P weeke but they now refuse soe to doe
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Tho: Nash
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yor. Petr. therefore most humbly Prayer yor
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Worspps to be pleased to Order that the sd. pencon
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may be Augmented as unto your Worspps shall
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Seem meet otherwise your Petr must in a Short
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time become destitute of any habitaton
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And yor. Petr. Shall ever Pray Etc
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