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<p n="133">To the Worshipfull Chairman and the Rest of the Worshipfull Bench of<lb></lb>
Justices noresitting at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50315_geo81">Hicks Hall</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50315_geo82">St. John Street</rs>
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in & for the County of Middx</p>
<p n="134">The Humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50315_n134-1">William Frazier</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50315_n134-2">Elizabeth</rs>
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his <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50315_occ32">Wife</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50315_geo83">Parish of St. Martins in the Fields</rs>
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<p n="135"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Humbly Sheweth</note>
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That Your Petitionr. Wife having Occasion for aservant to assist her in the<lb></lb>
way of her Employ made application to the Officers of the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50315_geo84">St. Giles</rs>
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in the County<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50315_geo85">Middx</rs>
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for a Parish Child who Recommended <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50315_b135-1">Jane Manerell</rs>
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a Child about Yours<lb></lb>
of Ags to Yor. Petitionrs. Wife as an honest: Sober; and Well meaning Child And fit for your<lb></lb>
Petrs. wifes Employ Whereupon yor Petition agreed to take her as an apprentice and<lb></lb>
Recerved her into his Family as such together with twenty Shillings in hand paid<lb></lb>
by this sd. Parish officers toward fitting her with necessaries to which use wth. some addition your<lb></lb>
Petitionrs Wife laid out accordingly which for more Certainly is humbly Referred to the<lb></lb>
Bill hereunto Annexed And that your Petitionrs did not take the sd. Child with any other<lb></lb>
View than to assist her in the way of her Employ and not for the Proffit of the sd. Sume of 20s<lb></lb>
and Saith that the sd Child cant Complain of any want <gap reason="illegible"></gap>
of Wholsome Food: or any other<lb></lb>
necessaries Yet not wth standing shee is Naturally inclined to pilser and Steal so that your<lb></lb>
Petitionrs. has sustained many great losses thereby and fourtheir <obscured></obscured>
Petr sd. wife being<lb></lb>
intrusted wth. a conciderable value of other Persons Effects and is very Poor and not able to make<lb></lb>
restitution for such damages as he may Sustain and is irrelievable but by yor. Worships Great<lb></lb>
Goodness and Powerfull protection Your Petitionr. having done his utmost to prevail upon the<lb></lb>
sd. Parish Officers to grant him relief and receive the sd. Child again into their <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50315_geo86">Workhouse</rs>
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where shee with care might be worried from her Accomplaces who are unknown to your<lb></lb>
Petitionr. but refuse to comply wth. yor. Petitionrs. humble request The truth and verily of your<lb></lb>
Petitionrs. Complaint is humbly refferred to the Worshipfull Justice Deviel who was pleased<lb></lb>
to Examine the sd Child touching the matters Contained in your Petitionrs. Just Complaint</p>
<p n="136">Wherefore your destressed Petitionrs. in all Humility beg that yor.<lb></lb>
Worship May be Graciously please to take their hard case into your<lb></lb>
wife Consideration and Grant yor. Order directed to the sd. Parish<lb></lb>
Officers to Ease your Petitionrs. heavy burthan by receiveing the sd<lb></lb>
Child to the care of the sd. Parish together with her necessaries <del>which</del>
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purchased wth. the sd. twenty Shilling he having sustained many gesat<lb></lb>
losss. and not able to make further restitution And yor. Petrs. through<lb></lb>
tenderness humbly begs to be Excused having on a prosecution as that<lb></lb>
Law directs Etc.</p>
<p n="137">And they as induty Bound will Pray</p>
<p n="138">William & <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50315_n138-2">Ellizabeth Frazier</rs>
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