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<p n="12">To the Rt. Worspll her Matys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50088_occ7">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the County of Midds</p>
<p n="13"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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The humble Peticon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50088_n13-1">Richard Merrideth</rs>
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of the parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50088_geo4">St. Botolph Aldgate</rs>
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in the sd.<lb></lb>
County.</p>
<p n="14">That yor. petr. is now a Penconr. of the Chest at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50088_geo5">Chatham</rs>
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on accompt of the losse of<lb></lb>
One of his Leggs and is Taped to all the Parish Rates in Dutys of the sd. parish<lb></lb>
But forasmuch as your petr. being a very Poore man and being Rendred<lb></lb>
wholly uncapeable of getting a Lively who ad is not able to pay the sd. Taxes</p>
<p n="15">P <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50088_n15-1">Tho. Nash</rs>
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</p>
<p n="16">Yor. Petr. therefore most humbly Prayers yor<lb></lb>
Worspps to be pleased to Order that <obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
pay for the future be Discharged from<lb></lb>
Paymt of any taxes or Dutys in the sd. Pish</p>
<p n="17">One Yor. Petr. shall ever pray etc.</p>
<p n="18"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50088_n18-1">Richd. RM Merrideth</rs>
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his mrke</p>
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