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Crime, Poverty and Social Policy in the Metropolis
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Sheweth
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That your Petitioner being poor
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& friendless & not having money to spend at Law to vindica
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her self & haveing been often times not only basely & wickedly
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beaten battered. brai
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grievously at the mouth & noise soe that your poor Petitioner
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was forced. to any out Murder; And that your poor
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Petitioner shall never be able to live in peace &
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quietness untill this Worshipfull Bench will be so gracious
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as to send a special warrant against one
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Mary Seale
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to be accordingly ordered punished & bound
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over to their good behavior & as this Worshipfull
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Bench of Justices shall in their great wisdom think
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fitting & convenient
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And yr. Petitioner as in
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duty bound shall ever prey & say God Lesse the Queen
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& her Majesties Worshipfull Justices & ca.
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