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Crime, Poverty and Social Policy in the Metropolis
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To ye Worshipfull Bench of
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Justices now Sitting At Hickes, hall
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The Humble Petition of
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Rebeckah Crawly
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Humbly Shews
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That your Lordships Petier hath Laine for
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this Six months on the Cornen Side of
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and hath not been brought to any Friall Ye Honours Petitioner
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Therefore most Humbly Prayes this Honble. bench to be so
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Placed to order her to be Brought before your Honours
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Your Petier being wholy Inocent of
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what She is Accused with and is Reduced to the Lowest
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Circumstances Imaginable being Allready to parish for want
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and She hath a poor Aged Mother and Three poor helpless Children
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which are all of them Ingenarall Ready to Parish ALive
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Your Honours Petior Therefore most
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Earnestly Pumps
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your Extencise Clemeney and beggs, as
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Their is not any Prevention that you will be Pleased to
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order her to be Discharged so that She may give Succour
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to her poor aged Helpless Mother and Children
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And yr Honours Petitioner
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As in Duty bound Shall pray
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