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<p n="22">To the Right Worpfull his Maties Justices of<lb></lb>
the Peace for the City and Libty of Westmr. in the<lb></lb>
Country of Middx in Quarter Sessions Assembled.</p>
<p n="23">The humble petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65353_n23-1">Ann Evans</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65353_occ10">Widdow</rs>
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and Relict of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65353_n23-2">Thomas Evans</rs>
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late <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65353_occ11">Governour</rs>
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of the house of Correccon of<lb></lb>
the said Libty.</p>
<p n="24"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Humbly Sheweth</note>
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That in October Session 1713 an eleccon was made by the<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65353_occ12">Justice of the peace</rs>
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for this Libty then present in session of a <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65353_occ13">Governour</rs>
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of the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65353_geo6">house of Correccon</rs>
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in the room and place of <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65353_n24-1">Wm. Elderton</rs>
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deced, the then late<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65353_occ14">Governour</rs>
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thereof, and at the same time it was by the said Justices upon the petition<lb></lb>
of Elizabeth Elderton, <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65353_occ15">Widd</rs>
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of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65353_n24-2">Wm. Elderton</rs>
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(for the reasons therein self<lb></lb>
proposed to the then Candidate for the said office and before their eleccon to the same<lb></lb>
that if any of them should be chosen into the said office, he should consent to make<lb></lb>
such allowances to the said <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65353_n24-3">Eliz: Elderton</rs>
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as the said Justice should think fitt to<lb></lb>
appoint; to which proposals your petitioners said late husband (being then one of the<lb></lb>
said Candidates) readily consented, and he being then chosen <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65353_occ16">Governour</rs>
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of the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65353_geo7">House of Correccon</rs>
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during pleasure, It was thought fitt and ordered by the Court<lb></lb>
that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65353_n24-4">Eliz: Elderton</rs>
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should be allowed one half of the Fees and profits of and<lb></lb>
belonging to the said office of Governour of the said House of Correccon for and<lb></lb>
during the Cerm of two Years from Michmas then last past and Advantages and<lb></lb>
profit relateing to the said office and otherwise; and that your petitioner said late<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65353_occ17">husband</rs>
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complyed with the said order and punctually observed and performed the<lb></lb>
same to the satiffaccon of the <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65353_occ18">Justice of the peace</rs>
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for this Libty and of the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65353_n24-5">Elizabeth Elderton</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="25">That your peticoners said late Husband during the time of his being Governour of<lb></lb>
the said House of Correccon was visited with long sicknesses and other infirmities which<lb></lb>
more very chargeable to him, and laid out in repairs and improvement in and upon the<lb></lb>
said house of Correccon and the Garden thereto belonging the Sume of £100 and upward<lb></lb>
over and above what has been done at the charge of the said Liberty, by reason whereof<lb></lb>
and of the allowance out of the profits of the said office to the said <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65353_n25-1">Eliz: Elderton</rs>
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for<lb></lb>
the first two years as aforesaid and his short continuance therein Your peticoner is<lb></lb>
left in very mean circumstances and in great Trouble & distresse</p>
<p n="26">Your petitioner therefore most humbly prays your<lb></lb>
Worpps to comiserate her condicon and propose and<lb></lb>
recomend the same to the persons who apply to be<lb></lb>
chosen into the said office of Governour of the House<lb></lb>
of Correccon ( before the Eleccon if your Worpps shall<lb></lb>
think fitt) and to engage and order such person so<lb></lb>
chosen into the said office to make your petitioner such<lb></lb>
reasonable allowance out of the profit of the said<lb></lb>
office for such time, and in such manner or to grant her such other releife as to your<lb></lb>
Worpps shall seem meet</p>
<p n="27">And Your peticoner as in Duty bound shall<lb></lb>
ever pray Etc.</p>
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