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To the Worspll her Maties Justices of
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the Peace for the County of middle
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The Humble peticonr appea
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of the Churchwardens and
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Overseers of the Poore of the
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parish of Rivenall in the
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County of Essex.
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Sheweth
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That
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John Freeman
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Richard
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Elizabeth
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children of ye said John were by a Warrant and
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the hands & Seales of
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John Webber
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and Robert Con
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Esqrs
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two of her Maties
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Justices of the peace
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for
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County of Midd abovesaid bearing date the
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Ninth
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of July
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last Passed from & out of the
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Hamblet of
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Wapping
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in ye pish of Stepney
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in ye said County of
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midd
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unto the said
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in ye County
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Essex
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aforesaid therein alledging that ye last legall
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Settlement of ye said
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John Freeman
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was at River
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aforesaid by living when unmarried more
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yeare in one and the same service in the
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viz as an hired
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servant
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by the yeare to s:
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Wiseman deceased at the time of the death of
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late King Charles the second and that he live
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of one yeare a forwards with ye said Sr wm.W
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and has gained no other legall Settlement Since
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Whereas your Peticonrs by ye strictest Enquiry Con
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that he over was servant to the said
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Wm Wiseman
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or any other in ye said Pish or that he ever lived
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Your Peticonrs finding themselves
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aggreived by the Judgement of ye
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Justices Humbly Appeale to this
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and humbly pray that the C
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and Overseers of the said
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Wapping Stepney may be O
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this Hoble Court some day this pre
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Generall Quarter sessions to hear
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the finall Judgement & Determin
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of this Court touching this appeale
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And your Peticonrs shall Ever pray Etc.
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