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<p n="38">To ye Rt: Worshippll: Sr:<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65499_n38-1">William Withers</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65499_occ15">Knt</rs>
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. <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65499_occ16">Lord<lb></lb>
Mayor</rs>
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for ye Citty of London and to ye rest of ye.<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65499_occ17">Honble</rs>
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. Bench Sitting at <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65499_geo15">Justice Hall Londn</rs>
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<p n="39">The Humble Peticon of <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65499_n39-1">Ann Knott</rs>
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<p n="40"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That your poor Petr. almost Eight years agoe was<lb></lb>
Indicted at <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65499_geo16">Hicks's hall</rs>
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for a trespass & through neglect & your Petrs. poverty<lb></lb>
ye same Indictmt. passed into ye Crowne & sd proceeded to an Outlawrey & thereupon<lb></lb>
Your poor Petr. almost Three years agoe & through malice of the Constable) was<lb></lb>
taken up upon ye same Out lawrey & sent prisoner to ye Common side of <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65499_geo17">Newgate</rs>
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where she has lain ever Since in a most miserable & unexpressible Condition<lb></lb>
on ye bare beards destitute both of money & friends having had nothing to subsist<lb></lb>
on during her Confinement but ye allowance of ye Goal wch. of late is so little that<lb></lb>
'twill hardly keeps Life & Seal together) insomuch that she is reduced even to death<lb></lb>
Door And yt. your poor petr. is almost Three fore & Ten years of Age & a reale<lb></lb>
Object of your Worshipps Compassion. And that ye prosecutor of your Petr. is not<lb></lb>
to be found nor any other prosecutor so that your poor petr: if not relieved by yr:<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
& this Honble: Bench must lye here & Inevitably perrish.</p>
<p n="41"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Therefore</note>
wth: greatest Submission beggs & Intreats ye Compassion<lb></lb>
of your Lordshipp & this Honble Bench & that you would out<lb></lb>
of your wall Charity order your petrs. discharge in such manner<lb></lb>
as shall from esquisite to yr. Lordship & this Honble: Bench<lb></lb>
to Prevent ye petr. from Lying in that place wherein she<lb></lb>
must Inevitably perrish.</p>
<p n="42">And she will be oblidg'd ever to Pray Etc.</p>
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