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To the Right Worshipfull: His Majies: Justices of the
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Peace for the County of Middx:
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Abel: Snow
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Margaret Hardin
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Criplegate
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Sheweth
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That yoe: petitioners Renting houses of four pound
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a yeare, are seised three Shillings of the pound to the poor, but what through the hardness of the
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times, and inability to perform hard work, are
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not able to maintain their Wives, and Children
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much less so grieveous a burden, striveing to
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keep our poor large families from the parish:
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wid oblidge is, not to let our helpless babes perish
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before our eyes,
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Most humbly Implores yor: Worps:
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Seriously to Consider our deplo
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from this burden and shall for
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ever pray
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