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To the Worshipfull her Majties: Justices of ye Peace of ye
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County of Middx now Sitting at Hickes hall in St. John Street
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The humble Petition of
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Thomas Burrell
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Wood Green
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in ye Parish of Tottenham
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in
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the behalfe of himselfe
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Joane his
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wife
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Sheweth
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To this Worshipfull Bench ye yor. poor Pets is Now
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72 yeares of Age & upwards, And his wife 98 yeares, And
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been bed ridden for 20 weekes & upwards not able to help
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herselfe to any thing, but wt is given her like unto a Child
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and yor poor Pets himselfe but little Less
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That he hath of ten times petitioned to this bench & obteined
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Orders there upon, for theire releife, and for necessary Linnen
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and Shifting: wth ye officers Still Contemne & refuse to Obey
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or pay as they ought Not with standing ye Essensuall Orders
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before granted ready to produce if Comanded
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Marry Cane
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That if Churchwardens of ye Sd parish reduces yor. Petrs
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pay when as this theire Miserable State & poverty with
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old age and both of them helpless: Ought rather to Add to ym
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then to deminish from them, as on Veiw of this yor petr
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may apparently Appeare
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Therefore must humbly prayer Such other or
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further Order of this Court as yor Worstes may
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best please, Or yt a Day may be Appointed for
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of Churchwarders & Overseers to Shew Cause to
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ye Contrary
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And yer Pets Shall ever pray Sd
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Thomas Burrell
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Decr: 11th: 1713
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