To the Worshipfull Hath: Blackerby< no role > Esqr Chairman , and ye Rest
of his Majesties Justices of ye Peace , in their Quarter, Sessions Assembd.

The Petition of Geo: Cuppage< no role > Cler humbly Sheweth, yt Yr. Petitioner Man
reed Mary ye Elder daughter of Thomas Burke< no role > last of St. James Vintner in ye
Year 1717; That you Petioner was prevaild. on by ye Sd. Burk and his Wife is
ye Year following to Accept of an Estate in Essex of 88 Pds. [..] And. most
part Copy hold and Ruinous for his Life only, in Leiv of a 1000 Pds Settled Some
Years before, on [..] each of his daughters, (they being Protestants) That
Your Petioner Possessd. ye sd. Estate, for about 12 Years without any Inter
ruption or demands, and in yt time, so much improvd. ye Same Selling his Pater
hal Estate thereto, as to Let it to good Tenants for 13b Pdt. P Ann an upwards,
That yr. Petioner thought, he had at all Emergencies Securd. therefrom a
competence for his Children Edmation and Sustenance, But So it is, ye ye. Sd. Burk
out of an Unjust and Unnatural Disposition, and ye Evil Instigations of one John
Burk an Wish Attn who married ye other Daughter has be a Deeree is Chancers,
Against wch, your Petioner made no defence thinking yt through ye Incapcity
of Burk as a Papist, he would not put ye Same in Execution Got into Possession
of ye whole Estate and yt Yr. Petioner has brought his bill in Chancery to
be releivd. from ye Premisses, but ye two Burk's Evade an [..] uering, in hopes to
starve Ye. Petioner and his Large family to a complganed with their Un
reasonable demands; and as they Endeavour to Starve, to your Petioner has reason
to Apprehend, they are ye Authors of Vilifying Notes, dispersed in his Neighbour
hood in these Words, (Here lives Cuppage that Informed Against his
father for being a Roman) one of wch dropd in ye airy of ye Church Wardn
house who had releivd. Yr. Petioners family, is now in your Petioner's Custody.
That Yr. Petioner has a Wife and eight Children living, ye Youngest Sinking
the breast, that Bread and Milk, Oat meal and Water have been their

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