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<p n="105">To the Rt Worsppll his Matys Justices of the Peace for the<lb></lb>
County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50179_geo22">Middx</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="106">The humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50179_n106-1">Thomas:<lb></lb>
Gosden</rs>
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of the Hamblett of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50179_geo23">Wapping Stepney</rs>
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in the said<lb></lb>
County.</p>
<p n="107"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That in March last your Petr was Passed from the<lb></lb>
Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50179_geo24">St Olave Southwarke</rs>
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to the aforesaid<lb></lb>
Hamblett as the place of this case Legall Settlement<lb></lb>
That upon application made by yor Petr to this<lb></lb>
Court for relief that the Churchwarden promised to<lb></lb>
allow your Petr. Eighteen Pence P weeke Pention<lb></lb>
But hath not allowed him anything And<lb></lb>
forasmuch at yr petr by reason of his great<lb></lb>
age is rendred uncapable of Doing any.<lb></lb>
thing for a Lively hood and being Lame must<lb></lb>
perish in the Streets unless relieved by the<lb></lb>
goodness of this Court.</p>
<p n="108">Yor Petr: most humbly prays this<lb></lb>
Court will be pleased to appoint a day<lb></lb>
this Sessions for the Churchwardens<lb></lb>
to attend to there cause why your<lb></lb>
poor petr: should not be allowed some<lb></lb>
relief for his Support in this Extretialy</p>
<p n="109">And Yor Petr Shall Ever pray Etc<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50179_n109-1">Tho: Gosden</rs>
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