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Middx ss
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To the Justices of the peace for ye County of Middx
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in Quarter
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Sessions Assembled
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The Humble Petconr of
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Joseph Hill
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John Mr. Adams
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Late Overseers
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of the Poor of ye Liberty of Ye Rolls in ye
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County of Middlesex
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Sheweth
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That yor. Petconer. were appointed overseers of ye poor for ye Liberty for ye last
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Years and dureing their Continuance in Ye sd Office that Year yor. Petconers
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necessarily expended and Said out the Sume of Thirty Four pounds Seventeen
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Shillings & Four pence about the Releife of the poor in their said
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Liberty our & above all money by them or either of them any ways
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received for that purpose and passed their Accounts regularly before
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above twenty of ye Antient Inhabitants of ye sd Liberty which Accots.
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were afterwards. allowed of under the hands of Sr.
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Thomas Gery
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Knit
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John Worley
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Esqr
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. two of his Majtyes
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Justices of Ye peace
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for ye sd. County
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That yor. Petr. have made Frequent Application to Mr. Copeland
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Your and
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John Wilton
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ye present
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Overseer of ye poor
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for ye sd.
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Liberty defireing them that they wod. reimbuse your petconrs. ye sd
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Sume of Thirty Four pounds Seventeen Shillings & Four
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peace so by them expended & Said out as aforesd. which
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they refuse to Doe
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Yor Petrs therefore Humbly pray yor. Worshpps.
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will take yor petconer Case into Consideracon
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and give your petconrs such releife therein
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as to yor. Worspps shall Seem Meet
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And yor Petrs. shall ever pray
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