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<p n="11">To the Worpfull the Bench of Justices<lb></lb>
now Sitting in open Sessions Att <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50697_geo7">Hicks<lb></lb>
Hall</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50697_geo8">St: John Street</rs>
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<p n="12">The humble peticon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50697_n12-1">Stephen Prosser</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50697_n12-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
of the pish<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50697_geo9"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50697_geo10">paddinton</rs>
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in the County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50697_geo11">Middx</rs>
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</rs>
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& <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50697_occ3">Labourer</rs>
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<p n="13"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Humble Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That Yor. poore petr: hath Lived<lb></lb>
In ye. parish aforesaid As a Covenant <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50697_occ4">Servant</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50697_occ4" type="occupation" value="Servant"></interp>
&<lb></lb>
Otherwise for the Space of<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Twenty five Yeares, That<lb></lb>
Yor. Peticonr. hath nothing to Depend upon but his<lb></lb>
owne Labour & Industry And for this five yeares<lb></lb>
Last past hath been very Sick & weake haveing<lb></lb>
All most Last his Eye Sight and Incapable of<lb></lb>
doeing any Mannr: of Service By meanes whereof<lb></lb>
he is reduced to Greate Missery & Extreame poverty.</p>
<p n="14">Yor. Poore Peticonr. therefore most<lb></lb>
humbly desires Yor. Worps to Consider<lb></lb>
his deplorable Condicon, And that Yor.<lb></lb>
Worpps will be pleased to admitt of him<lb></lb>
as petitionr: in the said parish or to ordr:<lb></lb>
his some Relife as in Yor. wonted<lb></lb>
Charity & Cumpassion shall seem most<lb></lb>
meet.</p>
<p n="15">And yor. petr. as in duly bound shall Ever<lb></lb>
pray Etc</p>
<p n="16">The humble<lb></lb>
Peticon of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50697_n16-1">Stephen Prossre</rs>
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</p>
<p n="17">Refr to Mr Lender<lb></lb>
Mr Ellis<obscured></obscured>
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