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<p n="6">To the Worshipful His Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50730_occ2">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50730_geo3">County of<lb></lb>
Middlesex</rs>
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in their General Quarter Session of the Peace holden at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50730_geo4"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50730_geo5">Hicks Hall</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50730_geo6">Saint John Street</rs>
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</rs>
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in the said County (by Adjournment) Assembled.</p>
<p n="7">The Humble Petition of the Churchwardens and<lb></lb>
Overseers of the Poor of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50730_geo7">Parish of Saint George Hanover<lb></lb>
Square</rs>
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in the said County.</p>
<p n="8"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50730_n8-1">Samuel Clarke</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50730_geo8">Five Fields Row</rs>
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in the said<lb></lb>
Parish <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50730_occ3">Bricklayer</rs>
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and <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50730_occ4">Plaisterer</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50730_n8-2">Editha</rs>
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his <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50730_occ5">Wife</rs>
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, and<lb></lb>
Five Children, Namely <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50730_n8-3">Lucy</rs>
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Aged 12 Years <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50730_n8-4">Clara</rs>
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10 Years,<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50730_n8-5">Editha</rs>
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8 Years, <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50730_n8-6">Harriott</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50730_n8-6" type="surname" value="Clarke"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50730_n8-6" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
4 Years, and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50730_n8-7">Charles</rs>
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3 Years, are become<lb></lb>
Chargeable to the said Parish.</p>
<p n="9">That the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50730_n9-1">Samuel Clarke</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50730_n9-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
and his said Wife and Children,<lb></lb>
have not any Provision wherewith to Maintain them other then<lb></lb>
from the Labour and Employ of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50730_n9-2">Samuel Clarke</rs>
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<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Mat the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50730_n9-3">Samuel Clarke</rs>
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neglects to provide for his Family<lb></lb>
whereby they are become destitute of support.</p>
<p n="10">That the said Editha his <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50730_occ6">Wife</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50730_occ6" type="occupation" value="Wife"></interp>
has applied to Your Petitioners<lb></lb>
for Relief and has been relieved by them.</p>
<p n="11">Your Petitioners therefore most humbly pray<lb></lb>
this Court that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50730_n11-1">Samuel Clarke</rs>
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may be<lb></lb>
compelled to Maintain his Family or that such<lb></lb>
other Order may be made in the Premises as to this<lb></lb>
Court shall seem meet.</p>
<p n="12"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50730_n12-1">Js. Jones</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50730_n12-2">Wm Clarkey</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50730_n12-3">Jas. Goding</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50730_n12-4">Geo. Martin</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50730_n12-5">Joshua Owen</rs>
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}<lb></lb>
Churchwardens<lb></lb>
and<lb></lb>
Overseers</p>
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