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To the Right Worshpll. her Matys
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Justices of ye Peace
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Sheweth
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The humble Peticon of
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Susan Tompson
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That Yor Petitr is allowed Twelve Pence P Weeke as a Pension from the said Parish But in Regard
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Yor. Petr being very Poor and having Four small Children to Mainteyne and her Husband having
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been in the
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for Debt these Sixteen Weekes past see that she is
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not able to Subsist any longer with the said Pension
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Tho: Nash
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Your Petitr therefore most humbly
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prays yor Worsp to be pleased to order yt
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the said Pension may be Augmented as
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unto yor Worsp shall seem meet Etc
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And yor Petitr shall ever pray Etc
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