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<p n="304">To the Right Worpfull her Maties <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50688_occ72">Justices of the<lb></lb>
peace</rs>
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for the County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50688_geo91">Middx</rs>
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May it please Your Worships</p>
<p n="305">The humble petition of Widdow Smith<lb></lb>
inhabitant <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50688_geo92">St Andrews Parish Holborne</rs>
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that your Worships will be pleased to take<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
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into your consideration ye under written matter viz<lb></lb>
That unfortunately takeing a child to nurse, the <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50688_n305-1">sara Early</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50688_occ73">daughter</rs>
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of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50688_n305-2">John Early</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50688_occ74">Glover</rs>
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, of the said Parish<lb></lb>
he being gon from his habitation & the Mother<lb></lb>
being dead the child lyes wholly upon the charge<lb></lb>
of their abovesaid Widdow, therefore she humbly<lb></lb>
intreats your Worships to consider her circumstance<lb></lb>
haveing a child of her own & nobody to take<lb></lb>
care of it but herself she therefore, with sub-<lb></lb>
mission to your Worships better Judgement<lb></lb>
presumes the Parish better able to maintain this<lb></lb>
than her self</p>
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