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<p n="116">To the honerablle bench of Justisis for the County of<lb></lb>
Midellsex the humblle petion of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50148_n116-1">Elizabeth Grantham</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50148_occ35">Widdow </rs>
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of the parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50148_geo51">Crepellgate</rs>
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humblly Sheweth</p>
<p n="117">That Youer honers petioner is a poor widdow<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
man and same of one arm having Lately<lb></lb>
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ed his husband being a Laboring man on<lb></lb>
whom a Lane under goos Rested all his Worlldfy<lb></lb>
Apendence She being Left with fouer Children<lb></lb>
three of which Cart asist themsellves and the Rent<lb></lb>
of the Small tenement that she lives in is no<lb></lb>
more then three pounds per year yet not withstanding<lb></lb>
the greatness of his Charge and Smallnes of the said<lb></lb>
Rent and his extream poverty which will hard<lb></lb>
by afarde his bread his Circumstance being<lb></lb>
So very mean the said parish demands of his<lb></lb>
the tax<del>for<obscured></obscured>
the</del>
Releef of the poor which may it<lb></lb>
plleas youer honers this poor helpless widdow is<lb></lb>
in no wise ablle to pay and all tho She might<lb></lb>
Well dispence with Releeff from them in Conceda-<lb></lb>
ation of his Charge yet will she by the hellp of<lb></lb>
god Shine to asist his Sellf and Children if they<lb></lb>
do not infllict the said tax upon his which She is not<lb></lb>
ablle to discharge She therefore humblly implloves<lb></lb>
and Cranes that youer honers will be plleased in<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
nmiseration of his poverty and Charge to grant<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
at the said parish may Remit in and for this<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
er honers Cllemency this poor dispareing<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
ddow will ever as in July bound pray most<lb></lb>
thankfully</p>
<p n="118"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50148_n118-1">Elizabeth<lb></lb>
Grantham</rs>
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