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<p n="23">To the Rt: Honoble & Rt Worppll his Masties: Justices of the peace<lb></lb>
Sitting in the bench at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50048_geo15">Hicks Hall</rs>
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<p n="24">The humble Peticon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50048_n24-1">Henry Downe</rs>
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<p n="25"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That the Churchwardens & overseers of the poor of<obscured></obscured>
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belonging late to Well Close in the parrish of St John Wap<obscured></obscured>
g<lb></lb>
Did putt and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50048_n25-1">Henry Smith</rs>
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a poor child to yor peticoner<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
nursed, Butt since the 16th day of June 1696 (Some<lb></lb>
diffrence happening Beweene the Sd Churchwarden &<lb></lb>
Overseers of Well Close And the Churchwardens & <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50048_occ4">Overseers<lb></lb>
of the poor</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50048_geo16">St John Wapping</rs>
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) your Peticoner h<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
not beene paid for nursing the Sd child, neither can<lb></lb>
prvaile with either or any of them to pay for the same</p>
<p n="26">Wherefore your Peticoner most humbly<lb></lb>
prayes That you will be pleased to Sumon<lb></lb>
the Sd late <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50048_occ5">Churchwarden</rs>
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& Overseers of the po<obscured></obscured>
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of Well Close, And the Churchwardens and<lb></lb>
Overseers of the poor of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50048_geo17">St John Wapping</rs>
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T<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
appeare before this Honnoble bench To Showe<lb></lb>
cause why they will not pay your Peticoner<lb></lb>
for nursing the sd Child.</p>
<p n="27">And your Peticonr: shall ever pay<obscured></obscured>
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