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<p n="250">To the Rtt Worpll: their Majties: Justices<obscured></obscured>
the Peace for the County of Middle</p>
<p n="251">The Humble Peticon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50010_n251-1">David Lewis</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50010_n251-1" type="surname" value="LEWIS"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50010_n251-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50010_geo36">London</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50010_geo36" type="type" value="urban_centre"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50010_occ39">Glover</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50010_occ39" type="occupation" value="Glover"></interp>
.</p>
<p n="252">Sheweth<lb></lb>
That Your Petitionr: did sometime since Intermarry with <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50010_n252-2">Eliz: Norgrave</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50010_n252-2" type="surname" value="Norgrave"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50010_n252-2" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50010_occ40">Widd</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50010_occ40" type="occupation" value="Widd"></interp>
daughter of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50010_n252-3">Eliz:<lb></lb>
Bentham</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50010_n252-3" type="surname" value="Bentham"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50010_n252-3" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50010_geo37">St: Margretts Westmr</rs>
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: <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50010_occ41">Widdow</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50010_occ41" type="occupation" value="Widdow"></interp>
That your petitioners: said wife Soone after dyed and left five<lb></lb>
Fatherless Children whome she had by her former husband That Your Petitioner has hither to<lb></lb>
Provided for them butt finding a decay of trade and being kept out of a Considerable some of Money<lb></lb>
by the Said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50010_n252-4">Eliz. Bentham</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50010_n252-4" type="given" value="Eliz"></interp>
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due to him in the Right of his Said Wife and haveing been at great Expence<lb></lb>
in Law for recovery thereof is no longer able & maintaine the Said Children And hath therefore<lb></lb>
often times applyed himselfe to the Said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50010_n252-5">Eliz: Bentham</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50010_n252-5" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
their grandmother to take Care of their<lb></lb>
and the Rather for that She not onely keeps your Peticonr: out of his Just Right butt hath<lb></lb>
alsoe & a Considerable Reall and personall Estate of her owme. Notwithstanding all which She<lb></lb>
absolutely refuses not onely to provide for them butt alsoe to allow any thing towards Soe<lb></lb>
great a Charge</p>
<p n="253">Your Peticonr: the before most humbley prayes Your Worpps<lb></lb>
will be pleased to grant your Warrt: to bring her before your<lb></lb>
Worpps that She hevy be Courpelled to take Care of the Said<lb></lb>
Children or give pash allowance towards the same as to<lb></lb>
Your Worpps shall Seeme Meet.</p>
<p n="254">And her Shall ever Pray Etc.</p>
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