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To the Worntt their Majts: Justices of Ye Peace for the County of
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Middx now atting at Hicks Hall in ye Said County:-
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The humble Peticon of
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William Johnson
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Sadler
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Sheweth
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That yr Peticoner being brought up
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Sadler
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intermarried wth:
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Eleanor
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his now
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Wife
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by whome he hath one were Child living which wife and child yr: Peticoner whilst he was
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able maintained agreable to his degree by his own Industry and Trade
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That Sometime Since it pleased God to Visit yor: Peticonr: wth: a Paralettick
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distemper whereby he hath lost is use of one Side and his Speech Soe that he is disabled
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from working or getting any livelyhood himself and having lately been to try his Friend
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hath failed to obtaine any help towards effecting a Cure
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That ye: Peticonrs: Said wife in ye time of yor: Peticonrs: Seeking for a cure
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hath gotten into a in to maintaine her Self & Child at noe ordinary rate & yrs: Petrs
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being thies become hi
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less diel repaire to her & civilly desire to live with her & only
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P take of her subscib
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desireing being thus disabled only to have lodging as dyett
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wth: her & to be kept a
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rn to make his life as comfortable as possible soe long as God Stand
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pmitt declaring if St
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had rather come to him he would provide lodging & if She coud
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not get a lively here
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fe would bey for them all or doe what he was capable to be as little
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burthensome as able
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That
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thelets soe it is may it please yor: Worships yt: one
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Samuell Blackman
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and Some other
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oed persons finding they cane make an advantage of yr. Peticonr.
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wife have Soe
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to live with them refusing to recomend yor: Petr or to goe can
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him to her that
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king to take her from them they vilely psconded her privately
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to Swear yr peace
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or Peticonr who never did nor meant her yo. least Justices
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and have lately
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arrant taken yor. Peticoner out of Bedd and cruelly betten
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and carried
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Justice of peace where for want of Suretys not being able
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Speak to dut
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grievances he is comitted to new prison where yor: Peticon
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Lyes now
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able conclicon and is like to parish under his distemper
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with
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less relieved in time by your Worshipps
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please your worshipps to comiserate ye Sad and deplorable
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Peticoner who hath lived will in ye world Hill this disabled
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peiconer be discharged from prison & that his said
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him to her or come to live with him and look after
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that he may not perish for want And to
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Blackman and her wife for
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lausing Strife without carife as
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chil yor feliconer Shall mevital
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And dour Petr Shall ever
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