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To the Worrshipfull
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John Rotheram
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Esqr
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: And the rest of her Maties:
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Justices of
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the peaces
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Hickes Hall
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The Humble peticon & appeale us
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Rachell phillipps
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widdow
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Sheweth
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That yor: petr: who hath a Child to mainetaine had the ruis fortune to take
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a lease of a house in
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Clackenwell
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thinking these by to Lett Lodgings where by
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to mainetaine her selfe & Child, But same of the pishor: to eale themselves Doth
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soe burthen her with unreasonable taxes to the poor &
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though the
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n Selude have great estate
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in the pish And yor. petr. hath nothing in the pish but the sd Lease which
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Severall of them hath been Sollicitted to take the sayd Lease of her hands, Now
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can shee lett She same & ulesse shee will be bound to pay the tax & which shee is in
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noe way able to doe shee handing noreway to lore whereby to mainetaine herselfe &
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Child unless shee could lett her Lodgings which shee cannot doe,
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Yor. petr. who hath duely been bredd as a gentle
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And & at
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noeway to gett a livelyhood but is at present under Leave
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circumstance Therefore humbly beggs yor. Worspps to consider
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her case & condicon and to ease her from the heavy & unreasonable
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Burthen of taxes to upon that soe shee & her child may not bee
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quite
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mined forty at shee is not able any Longer to beare it
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And that yor: Worrpps: will please to make such order terin for
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the releife & ease of yor. petr. & her child as to yor. grave &
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wise Judgmts: you shall thinke mostrurrt,
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And yor: petr: & her child a sin duly bound
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Shall ever pray Etc
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Middx ss:
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Ad General Quarterial session paris Due Regine
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tent P Com Middx apnd
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in St. John
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Street
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in Com prd. adjorn die
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scilt scdo die
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July
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Lune scilt
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undecimo die Octobris anno regin Due
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Anne
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Georgy mmc Regise Magne
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Britannie Etc
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decimater die
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primo
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It is Ordered by this Court that it be And It is hereby recomended
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unto
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Joseph short
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Benjamin Hilton
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Richard Brown
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John Fuller
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Justices of the peace
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for this
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County or any two of them to sumon before them the Churchwardens & Overseers of
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the poor of the parish of
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St.
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James Clerkenwell
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in this County
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and to examin into the truth of the petrs. complaint, and to certify
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their opinions touching the premisses within menconed unto her Maties.
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Justices of the peace at the next Generall Quarter Sessions of the peace
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to be held for this County.
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Harcourt
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