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<p n="700">To the Rt. Honrble Sr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15032_n700-1">John Fryer</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15032_occ333">Baronett</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15032_occ334">Lord Maior</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15032_geo503">City of London</rs>
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and to the Rt Worpll the Rest of<lb></lb>
his Maties <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15032_occ335">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the said City in<lb></lb>
their general quarter Sessions Assembled</p>
<p n="701">The humble Petition of the Churchwardens & Overseers<lb></lb>
of the Poor of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15032_geo504">Parish of St Giles without Cripplegate</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15032_geo505">London</rs>
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<p n="702"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That one <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15032_n702-1">Edward Baker</rs>
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being an Inhabitant in the said<lb></lb>
Parish of St Giles without Cripplegate and of Sufficient ability<lb></lb>
to maintain his wife and Family notwithstanding which<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15032_n702-2">Edward Baker</rs>
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doth neglect and refuse to provide<lb></lb>
for and maintain his wife insomuch that she is now become<lb></lb>
chargeable the said parish your Petrs being of ten forced<lb></lb>
to releive her otherwise She must have been reduced to the<lb></lb>
greatest want</p>
<p n="703">Your Petitioners therefore most humbly pray Yor<lb></lb>
Honr and Worpps will be pleased to hear them in the<lb></lb>
prmisses and make such order that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15032_n703-1">Edward<lb></lb>
Baker</rs>
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may be obliged to maintain his said wife so that<lb></lb>
your Petrs may be discharged from any further<lb></lb>
charge in releiving the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15032_n703-2">Edward Baker</rs>
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s wife</p>
<p n="704">And they shall ever Pray Etc</p>
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