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<p n="127"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <obscured></obscured>
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Mountfort<lb></lb>
Petr discharged</note>
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<p n="128">To the Right Worpll: their: Maties: Justices of the Peace<lb></lb>
for the County of Middx:</p>
<p n="129">The humble peticon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50010_n129-1">Joseph Mountfort</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50010_n129-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
. <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50010_occ20">Cittizen</rs>
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& <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50010_occ21">Pewterer</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50010_geo21">London</rs>
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<p n="130"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That yor: Peticonr: who formerly hath excersised arms of the Said Trade: but<lb></lb>
through losses & dullnes of Trading was reduced to poverty & want whereby<lb></lb>
he was not able to keep Shopp and not being able to works Journey worke<lb></lb>
& vucaple of other Imployment was forced to Sell Pewter abroad being of<lb></lb>
his owne Calling (wth he humbly) conceived he might do for maintenance<lb></lb>
of his Familly: for wth through the enby of Some of his owne Trade he now<lb></lb>
Stands acused: as a matter of offences: And yor Peticer having a wife and<lb></lb>
Three Small Children to Pvide for who without the assistance of yor Peticors Labors:<lb></lb>
mayt Unavoidably be come chargable to the Parish where the new are.</p>
<p n="131">Yor peticor therefore most humbly be see cheth yor Worpps would<lb></lb>
take the prmisses into yor consideracons & Since Yor. Peticor hath not<lb></lb>
willingly offended new unjustly acted anything but onely for<lb></lb>
the Support of his poor Familly in matter of his owne Trade<lb></lb>
that yor would free him from his frivivolous accusations that<lb></lb>
he may take my of his Family: And yor Peticor Shall on pray etc.</p>
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