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To Ye Rt. Honble: Yer: Majties Justices of
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the Peace Now Setting at
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The humble Peticon of
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Mary Wood
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Wm. Wood
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belonging to yer
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Majties. Shipp ye. Winsor Castle who
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was in ye Engagemt. the Last Summ
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Humbly Sheweth
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That Yor. honrs. Petitconr. have been a Sufficient House Keep
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and have paid above 30s. P anm, to ye Poore for A
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bone Twelve Years toger in the Parish of
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till Janry. last, And in Decemr. last past
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Yor. honrs. poore Petitionr. was Putt into
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New Prison
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wch. Yor. petitionr did Remaine Yer. for Nine Days
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Which Yor. honrs. petitionr. have been Sick ever
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Since and in a most deplorable Condicon, and had
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Releif from the Churchwarden of the aforesaid
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Parish, and a Nurse to Look after Yor Petitionr, Yor
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Petitionr. the Last Sessions But one not Knowing the
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Law did plead Guilty, And now being Under Baite
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is forst to Waite on this honrs Bench, to Attend
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on my acqusers which are unknown to me
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Yr. honrs poore and Miserable Petitioner
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therefore humbly imploreth Yor honrs
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Consideracon & piovs Commiseration
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And tenderness to Yor Petitionr being Ant
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And that Yor honrs. would be pleased to
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Consider the Pmisses, As that I may be
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discharged, And that Yor honrs would be pleased
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to Give orders for some Releif towards my
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Maintainance who is reduced to Great
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Poverty
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And Yor Petitionr as in Duty
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shall pray ye
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