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<p n="47">To the Rt. Worsppll: his Matys Justices of the Peace for the County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50143_geo32">Middx</rs>
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<p n="48">The humble peticon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50143_n48-1">Mary Bates</rs>
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of the<lb></lb>
parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50143_geo33">st Giles without Cripplegate</rs>
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in the<lb></lb>
said County <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50143_occ6">Wife</rs>
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of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50143_n48-2">Richard Bates</rs>
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<p n="49">Sheweth</p>
<p n="50">That your petitus allowed Eight Shillings p Month as a pention from the<lb></lb>
said Parish But for as much as your Petitrs: said Housband having lately had the<lb></lb>
misfortune to break his Leg For the Cure of which he is now in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50143_geo34">st Thomas<lb></lb>
Hospitall</rs>
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and your Petitr: having five small Children to Mainteyne and<lb></lb>
being turned out of Doors for Nonpayment of her Rent Must Inevitably.<lb></lb>
starve without a further Allowance from the said Parish</p>
<p n="51">Your Petitr therefore humbly Prays Your<lb></lb>
Worspps will be pleased to order that her<lb></lb>
said pention may be Augmented As onto<lb></lb>
your Worspps shall seeme Meeke</p>
<p n="52">And Yor Petitr shall ever pray Etc:</p>
<p n="53"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50143_n53-58">Meary Bates</rs>
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