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To the Rt. Honrble Sr.
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his Maties
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for the said City in
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their general quarter Sessions Assembled
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The humble Petition of the Churchwardens & Overseers
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of the Poor of the
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That one
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being an Inhabitant in the said
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Parish of St Giles without Cripplegate and of Sufficient ability
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to maintain his wife and Family notwithstanding which
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doth neglect and refuse to provide
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for and maintain his wife insomuch that she is now become
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chargeable the said parish your Petrs being of ten forced
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to releive her otherwise She must have been reduced to the
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greatest want
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Your Petitioners therefore most humbly pray Yor
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Honr and Worpps will be pleased to hear them in the
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prmisses and make such order that the said
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may be obliged to maintain his said wife so that
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your Petrs may be discharged from any further
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And they shall ever Pray Etc
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