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To the Rt: Worpll: his Majtys:
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Justices of the Peace
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at their Gentt:
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Quarter Sessions held at
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The humble Peticon of
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Elizabeth Saunders
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That yor: Petr: served Sr:
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Charles Harah
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in the Station of
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for the
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space of Six months almost, but having some difference wth: one of his Servts: did goe away, Yet came
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againe and offered her Service but Sr. Charles refused it and threatened to trouble any that should
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entertaine her and yor: Petr: has thereby beene Slept out of place this two months to her great losse.
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That yor: Petr: left behind her Seaven pounds in money and all her Clothes, which money was taken
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away by some in the Family and she cann have noe account thereof, and because yor: Petr: alledg'd
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the same, Sr: Charles would not pay her, her wages or deliver her, her Clothes untill she would
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declare she left noe such Sume of money, which is a great deale for yor: Petr: to loose being but a
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poor Servant; and noe friend to rely on.
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That the said Sr: Charles did send her Clothes to her Yesterday and but 50s: 6d of her Wages
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altho. she laid out 6s: 3d: for his use and her whole wager is 4s: besides hath made her noe
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Satisfaccon for her money so taken away and there is severall things of her Clothes also
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warning
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Your Petr: therefore most humbly prays this Worpll: Bench in Tender
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regard to your Petr: hard wage and misfortunes and the rather for that
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yor: Petr: can expect noe reliefe against the said Sr: Charles but from yor:
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Worps he being a man of power to grant an oder that she may receive
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the remainder of her wages, and such reliefe against the unjust
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Wage of the said Sr: Charles as to yor: Worps shall seeme meete
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And yor: Peter shall (as in duty
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bound) ever Pray
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