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