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To the Worshipfull his Majestys
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Justices of the Pence
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for the. County of
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Middx
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Assembled in Genll Quartor Session at
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Hicks Hall
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in
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for the sd. County.
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The humble Peticon of the Church Wardens
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and Overseers of the Poor of the Parish of
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Clemt. Danes
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in the same County.
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Sheweth
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That
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Anne Watson
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of the sd. Parish of
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St. Clemt. Danes
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Single woman
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who
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for Sevll Yeares past hath & still confinnes
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to heep a
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Chocolate house
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in the sd. Parish and by that mennshall
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gotten Considerably thereby,
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and
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That
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Elennr. Watson
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Widw
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Mother of the above
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named
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Anne
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hath for some Yeares past hood along with her sd.
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Daughter but her sd. Daughter hath lately Turn'd her out of Door
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with out any reasonable Cause
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That the sd
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Eleanr. Watson
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is Aged Seventy five
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years & Poor & uncapable of providing for herself by reason of
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her great Age and her Settlemt being in North Brittaine she is
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by means of her sd. Daughters Turning her out of Doors boreme
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a Casuall Poor & burthen some to the Inhabitants of the sd. Parish
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of
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St. Clemt Danes
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That the sd.
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Anne Watson
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is (as your. Petrs. are
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informed & beleive) in person of goods. Instance
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of Insst. Ability to Provide for her sd. Mother
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& Ought (as your. Petrs. are Advised) to provide for her in eace of
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the other Inhabitants of the sd. Parish.
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Chimmow Agent
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St.
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Clemt. Danes
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Your Petrs. therefore humbly pray that the sd
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Anne Watson
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may be compelled by Order of this
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Court to all
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so much Weekly or Monthly for ye
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Subsistance of her sd. Mother as to your Worships
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in that behalfe Shall seem meet
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And your Petrs. Shall prays.
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