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<p n="173">to take any Care of Your Petr. when very ill your Petitioner<lb></lb>
on the said <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50431_date59">23d. day of July</rs>
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last Applyed himself to his<lb></lb>
parents who had your Petr. Bled, and had Your Petr.<lb></lb>
(he being in a very high Fever) Attended by an<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50431_occ89">Apothecary</rs>
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for upwards of a Month and were at very<lb></lb>
great Costs on said Occasion</p>
<p n="174">That when your Petr. grew better and was able<lb></lb>
to Walk your Petrs. Father and Mother together with one<lb></lb>
Mr. Elster took your Petr. to the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50431_n174-1">John Griffin</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
Offerred to leave your Petr. with him to Serve out his<lb></lb>
time, but the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50431_n174-2">John Griffin</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50431_n174-2" type="given" value="John"></interp>
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and his Wife Instead<lb></lb>
of receiving your Petr. fell a Cursing and Daming at<lb></lb>
your Petrs. Father and Mother and at your Petr. and<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50431_n174-3">John Griffin</rs>
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in a very Revengefull and<lb></lb>
Spightfull manner Swore he wou'd do for your Petr.<lb></lb>
and Treatened your Petr. greatly, and the Wife of<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50431_n174-4">John Griffin</rs>
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Used Your Petrs. Mother in a<lb></lb>
very bad manner, All on Accott. of your Petrs. Father<lb></lb>
and Mother's Attempting to leave your Petr. with him<lb></lb>
the said Griffin, And your Petr. has not Since Ventured<lb></lb>
to go near the said Griffin</p>
<p n="175">Your Petr. humbly prays your Worship's<lb></lb>
will please to Order him a hearing on the<lb></lb>
Merits of this Petition, And to make such.<lb></lb>
Order thereon for your Petrs. relief in the<lb></lb>
Premisses, As the Nature of your Petrs.<lb></lb>
Case requires, And as to your Worships<lb></lb>
shall Seem Just and Meet</p>
<p n="176">And your Petr. as in duty<lb></lb>
bound will ever pray</p>
<p n="177"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50431_n177-1">John Sumner</rs>
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