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<p n="1">To Ye Rt. Honble: Yer: Majties Justices of<lb></lb>
the Peace Now Setting at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50009_geo1">Hicks Hall</rs>
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<p n="2">The humble Peticon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50009_n2-1">Mary Wood</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50009_occ1">wife</rs>
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of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50009_n2-2">Wm. Wood</rs>
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belonging to yer<lb></lb>
Majties. Shipp ye. Winsor Castle who<lb></lb>
was in ye Engagemt. the Last Summ<obscured></obscured>
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<p n="3"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Humbly Sheweth</note>
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That Yor. honrs. Petitconr. have been a Sufficient House Keep<obscured></obscured>
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and have paid above 30s. P anm, to ye Poore for A<lb></lb>
bone Twelve Years toger in the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50009_geo2">Wapping</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50009_geo3">Stepney</rs>
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till Janry. last, And in Decemr. last past<lb></lb>
Yor. honrs. poore Petitionr. was Putt into <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50009_geo4">New Prison</rs>
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wch. Yor. petitionr did Remaine Yer. for Nine Days<lb></lb>
Which Yor. honrs. petitionr. have been Sick ever<lb></lb>
Since and in a most deplorable Condicon, and had<lb></lb>
Releif from the Churchwarden of the aforesaid<lb></lb>
Parish, and a Nurse to Look after Yor Petitionr, Yor<lb></lb>
Petitionr. the Last Sessions But one not Knowing the<lb></lb>
Law did plead Guilty, And now being Under Baite<lb></lb>
is forst to Waite on this honrs Bench, to Attend<lb></lb>
on my acqusers which are unknown to me</p>
<p n="4">Yr. honrs poore and Miserable Petitioner<lb></lb>
therefore humbly imploreth Yor honrs<lb></lb>
Consideracon & piovs Commiseration<lb></lb>
And tenderness to Yor Petitionr being Ant<obscured></obscured>
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And that Yor honrs. would be pleased to<lb></lb>
Consider the Pmisses, As that I may be<lb></lb>
discharged, And that Yor honrs would be pleased<lb></lb>
to Give orders for some Releif towards my<lb></lb>
Maintainance who is reduced to Great<lb></lb>
Poverty</p>
<p n="5">And Yor Petitionr as in Duty<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
shall pray ye</p>
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