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To the Honerable bench of Justises for the County of Midelsex
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the humble petion of
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humbly Sheweth
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That youer honers petioner Renting a Smalle house
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in the Parish of
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being a Laboveing man
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haveing Six Small Chilldern and Likewise Keeps three
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Small Childern that are fatherless from being
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Curding Some to the Saide parish yet not withstanding the
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Saide parish aseseth him to pay the poors Rate which is
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Very hard upon him to doe and unReasonable upon
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upon the Concedoration of his keeping the Said Childern
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from the Saide parish to which they beLong ther Mother
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being a poor Widdow not able to maintaine them but
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may it please youer honers if he must be Constraned
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to pay to the poor the Said Childern must be last
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upon the parish for he is not able to pay to the
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poor and allso to maintane them which ontherways
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he is willing to keep them from the parish for ther
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finds Saik as being Something ReLated he therefore most
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humbly Cranes that youer honers will be pleased to
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Remit the Said tax and as in all humble duty
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bound he will with gratetned ever pray most
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thankfully
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