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To the Rt: Honoble & Rt Worppll his Masties: Justices of the peace
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Sitting in the bench at
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The humble Peticon of
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Henry Downe
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Sheweth
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That the Churchwardens & overseers of the poor of
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belonging late to Well Close in the parrish of St John Wap
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Did putt and
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a poor child to yor peticoner
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nursed, Butt since the 16th day of June 1696 (Some
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diffrence happening Beweene the Sd Churchwarden &
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Overseers of Well Close And the Churchwardens &
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) your Peticoner h
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not beene paid for nursing the Sd child, neither can
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prvaile with either or any of them to pay for the same
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Wherefore your Peticoner most humbly
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prayes That you will be pleased to Sumon
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the Sd late
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& Overseers of the po
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of Well Close, And the Churchwardens and
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appeare before this Honnoble bench To Showe
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cause why they will not pay your Peticoner
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for nursing the sd Child.
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And your Peticonr: shall ever pay
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