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