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Crime, Poverty and Social Policy in the Metropolis
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To the Worspfull the Bench of
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Justices Sitting at Hicks's Hall
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The humble Peticon
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Anne Elford
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a poor
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Woman in behalf a her Husband
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Humbly Sheweth
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That yr: Petrs: Husband
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Gor: Elford
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was Indictd: about
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3. Sessions agee for keeping a disorderly House, And for a much
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as he was Comandd: by his Capt: into the County Soon, aftr whore he has
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been ever Since, Wt: by Sickness & Otherways has not been able
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to attend this Court for his Vindicaton; upon Accot: of her Majtys:
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Service there, & he being a poor Man & having recd. no Subsis
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tance money for a Considerable time past
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Most humbly prays this Worspfull Bench will
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be pleas'd to take the premises into Consideracon
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and Order yt his Cullres may be drawn or a
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farther time Grantd. to Answr. his Accusacon
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being Innocent of Wt. is alledgd. agst: him
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And yor: Petr. Shall ever Pray Etc
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