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To the Rtt Worpll: their Majties: Justices
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the Peace for the County of Middle
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The Humble Peticon of
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David Lewis
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Sheweth
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That Your Petitionr: did sometime since Intermarry with
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daughter of
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of
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St: Margretts Westmr
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That your petitioners: said wife Soone after dyed and left five
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Fatherless Children whome she had by her former husband That Your Petitioner has hither to
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Provided for them butt finding a decay of trade and being kept out of a Considerable some of Money
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by the Said
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due to him in the Right of his Said Wife and haveing been at great Expence
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in Law for recovery thereof is no longer able & maintaine the Said Children And hath therefore
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often times applyed himselfe to the Said
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their grandmother to take Care of their
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and the Rather for that She not onely keeps your Peticonr: out of his Just Right butt hath
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alsoe & a Considerable Reall and personall Estate of her owme. Notwithstanding all which She
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absolutely refuses not onely to provide for them butt alsoe to allow any thing towards Soe
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great a Charge
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Your Peticonr: the before most humbley prayes Your Worpps
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will be pleased to grant your Warrt: to bring her before your
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Worpps that She hevy be Courpelled to take Care of the Said
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Children or give pash allowance towards the same as to
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Your Worpps shall Seeme Meet.
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And her Shall ever Pray Etc.
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