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To the Right Worpfull his Maties.
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Justices of the peace
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for the County of Midds
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The humble peticon of the Churchwardens &
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Overseer
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of the
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in this
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Sheweth
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That att the last genall quarter Sessions of the
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peace held for this County the 9th day of October last your petr
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were ordered to pay to
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Mary
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the
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of
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Edward Gregory
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of the sd
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parish the since of four shillings a week for & toward her releife
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& maintenance & that they should continue the payment those of the further
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order of this court
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That the Peticonr
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have obeyed the said order
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the sd
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weekly allowance, but humbly conceive the Sd. allowance to be to
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great, in
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regard the poor of the sd. parish are soe much increased
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& lye see heavy on the sd. parish and for that your petrs can have
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the said
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Mary Gregory
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kept by a nurse for 2 o a week but she
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absolutely refused to be att such allowance & insists to have the 4 o
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yo week continued
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That the sd.
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Edward Gregory
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is now in
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Newgate
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but expects to gett
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out this Sessions & of ability towards for his said wife
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Your petr: pray that the Sd.
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Edward
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Gregory
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may hot to discharged out of
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Newgate
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till he give security to
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the Sd.
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parish of
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Shadwell
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touching the maintenance of his sd.
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wife
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&
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that your Worpps would please to late of the sd
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weekly allowance ordered to be
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the sd.
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Mary Gregory
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or
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such part thereof ab to yor Worpps Shall seem all
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And yor petr shall pray Etc
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