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To the Honrble the Bench of
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Justices at the
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Sessions of the Peace
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& Oyer & Terminer for the
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County of Middx.
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The Humble Pettition of
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Elizabeth Smith
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Humbly Sheweth to ye. Worhips That I have waited on ye.
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Worships all This Day Since 9 of the Clock according To ye. Worships
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orders yesterday at 6 in His Evening with Sevll. Wittnesses
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yr: ye: of Petitionr. was Oblidged to Take of their Buisenss and
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in Justice must pay them for their time and yr. Pettr.
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being A poor woman Caut afford To bring My Wittnesses
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Tommorrow, Against
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Solloman Smith
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, Therefore yr. Pettr.
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begs That yr. Worships will take it into Consideration
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To Dispatch yr. Pillr. as Soon as possible haveing
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a poor Child Starveing at house Except the Neibours
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goodness Takes Compassion to help her, & yr. pettr.
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Most Humbly Intreats yr. Worships
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To take it into Consideration yr. Pr
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Haveing Neithr. Lawyer nor Soluitor
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To Stand by her Waiting Money, and yr.
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Pettr as in Duty bound will Ever Pray
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Humbly Sheweth To yr: Worships that the Above Said
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Solloman Smith
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found an Indictmt. agt. yr. Pettr.
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the Last Genrl Quarter Sessions at Westmr, which upon
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the Same He look out a Bench Warrt. against yr.
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Pettr. which yr. Pettr. Took out a Certificate from ye.
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Clarke of the peace
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to Super wade the Sd. Warrtt. wth.
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was Done before
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Justices Hilder
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, which Car Justices
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the sd. Certificate, and after ye. Bench Warrt. was Executed
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& Superceaded the Said Smith Took out a Judas warrt
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upon A fresh Certificate and had me taken upon ye Sailer
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and had yr. pettr. in Custed of for 28. Hears and half after
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produce in unless Superceades and threatend. to Said me to
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newgate
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is Dig not Since a release Sae that before I Shad
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goe to presons
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Made a mark which was by Extertion
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