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To the honerablle bench of Justisis for the County of
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Midellsex the humblle petion of
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Elizabeth Grantham
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of the parish of
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humblly Sheweth
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That Youer honers petioner is a poor widdow
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man and same of one arm having Lately
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ed his husband being a Laboring man on
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whom a Lane under goos Rested all his Worlldfy
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Apendence She being Left with fouer Children
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three of which Cart asist themsellves and the Rent
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of the Small tenement that she lives in is no
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more then three pounds per year yet not withstanding
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the greatness of his Charge and Smallnes of the said
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Rent and his extream poverty which will hard
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by afarde his bread his Circumstance being
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So very mean the said parish demands of his
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the tax
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Releef of the poor which may it
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plleas youer honers this poor helpless widdow is
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in no wise ablle to pay and all tho She might
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Well dispence with Releeff from them in Conceda-
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ation of his Charge yet will she by the hellp of
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god Shine to asist his Sellf and Children if they
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do not infllict the said tax upon his which She is not
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ablle to discharge She therefore humblly implloves
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and Cranes that youer honers will be plleased in
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nmiseration of his poverty and Charge to grant
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at the said parish may Remit in and for this
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er honers Cllemency this poor dispareing
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ddow will ever as in July bound pray most
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thankfully
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