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To the Right Worshipfull the Justices
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of the Peace, and the rest of the Gent of this
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Honourable Bench, now Setting at Hickes
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Hall
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The Humble Petition of
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Mary Donne
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Widdow
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of the
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Parish of St. Giles Cripple
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gate
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in the Liberty of Old Street
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Humbly Sheweth
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Whereas yor: Petitioner hath been an Inhabitant
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of this Parish for about Therty yeares. and hath paid
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Scot and Lot, but now being reduced to great Poverty
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by reason of her Age and hard Labour, Which the
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loss of one of her. Eyes, and a great dimness in the
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other, that she is uncapable of doing any manner
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of Work for a livelyhood except
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Knitting
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, being
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allmost past her Labour, and by reason of her
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great Poverty She hath been taken ofe of all Taxes
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by this Honourable Bench in her Husband time
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But now is grown a more Poorer Object of yor.
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Consideration having nothing to help her Selfe,
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and much more unable to pay for any thing.
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Humbly desireing yor Worships that she
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may be further Excused from paying of any
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Taxes. And yor: Petitioner shall be in all
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Duty bound Ever for to Pray Amen
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