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To the Rt. Worspll her Matys
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Justices of the Peace
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Sheweth
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The humble Peticon of
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Richard Merrideth
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of the parish of
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St. Botolph Aldgate
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in the sd.
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County.
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That yor. petr. is now a Penconr. of the Chest at
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on accompt of the losse of
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One of his Leggs and is Taped to all the Parish Rates in Dutys of the sd. parish
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But forasmuch as your petr. being a very Poore man and being Rendred
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wholly uncapeable of getting a Lively who ad is not able to pay the sd. Taxes
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Yor. Petr. therefore most humbly Prayers yor
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Worspps to be pleased to Order that
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pay for the future be Discharged from
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One Yor. Petr. shall ever pray etc.
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