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To the Worshipfull his Majties: Justices
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of the Peace how Sitting at Hickes: hall in
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St: John Street
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the Petitonrs desire ye worships
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These are may Carry att
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Canterbury.
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The humble petition of
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Sarah
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Blaine
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Widow
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Sheweth
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That your Poor petr: upon her Severall
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Complaints for nere Seaven yeares past In
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Relation to her Weekly. Pention from ye.
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Parish
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of Stepney
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(Spittle fields hamlett)
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: It being
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then and thereby. Refrred: ye Worsrll Mr Justice
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Perry made an Order and Report thereto Wch:
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being not obeyed accordingly your Poor petr
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againe Applyed herselfe to yor Worsps: and
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obteyned a Second Order of this Bench for ye
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payment of five Shillings Pr Month: Wch: the
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Parish is in Arreares of Day: Thirty Shillings and
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Nine pence Refuseing to pay her untill She
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Obteynes further Orders Compelling yor. Petr
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to give yor Worsps this unnecessary Trouble
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and to come from Canterbury for Releife:
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Humbly begs therefore that it may please
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yor Worsps: for to Grant an Order for the
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Present Churchwardens and Overseers
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to attend & Shew just Cause why yor
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petr is not paid her Arreares and her
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Pention to be Confirmed for ye Future
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For wch: She shall pray Etc
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Sarah Blaine
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This is to satisfie your wovships that they refuse to
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pay me the old or evevs unless untill samples
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to take
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I pence a weke which of nessesy to will starve me to death
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being bad sited and a week woman and unable to work I
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am greaved that I must trouble your worships agine but
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am forsed us it or I must of nesisety starve
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