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<p n="1">To the Rt. Worspl. his Maties <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50065_occ1">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the County of Midds</p>
<p n="2"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
The humble Peticon of the Churchwarden<lb></lb>
and Old Ceers of the Poore of the Hamlett of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50065_geo1">Ratcliffe</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50065_geo1" type="placeName" value="Ratcliffe"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50065_geo1" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50065_geo2">Parish of St. Dunstan</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50065_geo2" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
Stepney in<lb></lb>
the sd County</p>
<p n="3"> <del>That</del>
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<p n="4">That Some Yeares past one <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50065_n4-1">Jane Smith</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50065_n4-1" type="given" value="Jane"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50065_n4-1" type="surname" value="Smith"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50065_n4-1" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
then an Inhabitant in the sd. Parish tooke to<lb></lb>
nurse two poore Orphans belonging to the sd. Parish,</p>
<p n="5">That the sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50065_n5-1">Jane Smith</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50065_n5-1" type="given" value="Jane"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50065_n5-1" type="surname" value="Smith"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50065_n5-1" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
being much in Debt on purpose to defraud her Creditors<lb></lb>
went away by night out of the sd. Parish into another Parish London and with her tooke<lb></lb>
the sd. Two poore Orphans.</p>
<p n="6">That the Sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50065_n6-1">Jane Smith</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50065_n6-1" type="given" value="Jane"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50065_n6-1" type="surname" value="Smith"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50065_n6-1" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
refuses to produce the sd. Two Children or to Lett your<lb></lb>
Petr. See them and for a Sum of one of the sd. Two poore Orphans being now<lb></lb>
Sitting to be placed forth Apprentice and the sd <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50065_n6-2">Jane Smith</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50065_n6-2" type="given" value="Jane"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50065_n6-2" type="surname" value="Smith"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50065_n6-2" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
refuseing to lett the sd.<lb></lb>
Two Children weared the Badge pursuant to the late Act of Parliamt.</p>
<p n="7"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50065_n7-1">Tho. Nash</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50065_n7-1" type="surname" value="Nash"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50065_n7-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
</p>
<p n="8">Yor. Petr. therefore most humble<obscured></obscured>
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Worsppl to be pleased<obscured></obscured>
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