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<p n="23">To the Rt: Worpll: his Majtys: <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50062_occ6">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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at their Gentt:<lb></lb>
Quarter Sessions held at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50062_geo2">Hicks's hall</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="24">The humble Peticon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50062_n24-1">Elizabeth Saunders</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50062_n24-1" type="surname" value="Saunders"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50062_n24-1" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
.</p>
<p n="25"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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<p n="26">That yor: Petr: served Sr: <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50062_n26-1">Charles Harah</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50062_n26-1" type="surname" value="Harah"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50062_n26-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
in the Station of <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50062_occ7">Cooke</rs>
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for the<lb></lb>
space of Six months almost, but having some difference wth: one of his Servts: did goe away, Yet came<lb></lb>
againe and offered her Service but Sr. Charles refused it and threatened to trouble any that should<lb></lb>
entertaine her and yor: Petr: has thereby beene Slept out of place this two months to her great losse.</p>
<p n="27">That yor: Petr: left behind her Seaven pounds in money and all her Clothes, which money was taken<lb></lb>
away by some in the Family and she cann have noe account thereof, and because yor: Petr: alledg'd<lb></lb>
the same, Sr: Charles would not pay her, her wages or deliver her, her Clothes untill she would<lb></lb>
declare she left noe such Sume of money, which is a great deale for yor: Petr: to loose being but a<lb></lb>
poor Servant; and noe friend to rely on.</p>
<p n="28">That the said Sr: Charles did send her Clothes to her Yesterday and but 50s: 6d of her Wages<lb></lb>
altho. she laid out 6s: 3d: for his use and her whole wager is 4s: besides hath made her noe<lb></lb>
Satisfaccon for her money so taken away and there is severall things of her Clothes also<lb></lb>
warning</p>
<p n="29">Your Petr: therefore most humbly prays this Worpll: Bench in Tender<lb></lb>
regard to your Petr: hard wage and misfortunes and the rather for that<lb></lb>
yor: Petr: can expect noe reliefe against the said Sr: Charles but from yor:<lb></lb>
Worps he being a man of power to grant an oder that she may receive<lb></lb>
the remainder of her wages, and such reliefe against the unjust<lb></lb>
Wage of the said Sr: Charles as to yor: Worps shall seeme meete</p>
<p n="30">And yor: Peter shall (as in duty<lb></lb>
bound) ever Pray</p>
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