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<p n="666">To the Right honoble: Sir <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15008_n666-1">Edwd. Clarke</rs>
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: <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15008_occ272">Lord Maior</rs>
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of<lb></lb>
the Citty of London, And to the Right Worll. the Rest<lb></lb>
of his Majties: <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15008_occ273">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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in the Generall Quarter<lb></lb>
Sessions assembled.</p>
<p n="667">The Petition and Appeale of the Churchwardens &<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15008_occ274">Overseers of the Poore</rs>
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of ye Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15008_geo314">St. John Wapping</rs>
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in the<lb></lb>
County of Midd.</p>
<p n="668"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That by Virtue of a Warrant under ye Hands and Seales<lb></lb>
of twos of his Majties: Justices of the peace of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15008_geo315">City of London</rs>
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dated 5o. October 1697 (one being of the Quor) <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15008_n668-1">Margarett Bentley</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15008_occ275">Widdow</rs>
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was sent to your Petitionrs. to be provided for upon the Oath<lb></lb>
of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15008_n668-2">Sarah</rs>
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her <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15008_occ276">Daughter</rs>
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, That the said Margarett was an Housekeeper<lb></lb>
in the said Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15008_geo316">St. John Wapping</rs>
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in Midd where she paid or<lb></lb>
was assessed all Dutyes to that Parish, and hath had no Settlement<lb></lb>
since Whereas in truth the said Margarett did never dwell or<lb></lb>
in habit in the said parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15008_geo317">St. John Wapping</rs>
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or ever was assessed,<lb></lb>
to pay any dutyes wth. in the same Parish,</p>
<p n="669">This humble Suite unto your good Honour, and<lb></lb>
Worpps. is That you wilbe pleased to heare them in<lb></lb>
ye premisses, and to Quash the said Order or Warrant,<lb></lb>
made by the said two Justices, And send the said<lb></lb>
Margarett To the Churchwardens of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15008_geo318">St. Andrew<lb></lb>
Holborne London</rs>
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To be provided for & maintained,<lb></lb>
from whome she was brought to your Petitionrs.</p>
<p n="670">And they shall pray Etc.</p>
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