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<p n="6">To the Right Worshipfull: His Majies: Justices of the<lb></lb>
Peace for the County of Middx:</p>
<p n="7">The humble petition, <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50151_n7-2">Richard: Ween</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50151_n7-2" type="surname" value="Ween"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50151_n7-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
: <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50151_n7-3">Abel: Snow</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50151_n7-3" type="given" value="Abel"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50151_n7-3" type="surname" value="Snow"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50151_n7-3" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50151_n7-1">Margaret Hardin</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50151_n7-1" type="given" value="MARGARET"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50151_n7-1" type="surname" value="HARDIN"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50151_n7-1" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50151_occ1">Widow</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50151_occ1" type="occupation" value="Widow"></interp>
of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50151_geo1">Parish of St: Giles without<lb></lb>
Criplegate</rs>
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In the said County</p>
<p n="8"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That yoe: petitioners Renting houses of four pound<lb></lb>
a yeare, are seised three Shillings of the pound to the poor, but what through the hardness of the<lb></lb>
times, and inability to perform hard work, are<lb></lb>
not able to maintain their Wives, and Children<lb></lb>
much less so grieveous a burden, striveing to<lb></lb>
keep our poor large families from the parish:<lb></lb>
wid oblidge is, not to let our helpless babes perish<lb></lb>
before our eyes,</p>
<p n="9">Most humbly Implores yor: Worps:<lb></lb>
Seriously to Consider our deplo<lb></lb>
rable Condition, and exam is<lb></lb>
from this burden and shall for<lb></lb>
ever pray</p>
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