To ye Right Honoble ye Justices of
ye Peace Now setting uppon ye Bench

The humble Peticon of Thomas Smith< no role > [..]

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man Aged almost Seaventy and [..]
wife as Antient as himselfe and very
helpless: My Rent is fifty shillings a [..]
Yeare: wch I make very hard shift to
Pay I am nott willing to Come to yr Parish
Soe Long as I am able to Worke. I hope
yor Honnrs will take itt into Consider as on
and free me from this that they have
Putt uppon me to Pay to ye Poore
for I am nott able to do [..] in

yor Peticoner shall ever be [..]
[..] to Pray for yor [..]