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<p n="52">To the Worshipfull his Majesties <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50412_occ25">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50412_geo47">County of Middlesex</rs>
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at their General<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Quarter<lb></lb>
Sessions of the Peace at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50412_geo48"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50412_geo49">Hick's Hall</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50412_geo50">St. John Street</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in and for the said County assembled</p>
<p n="53">The Humble Petition of the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50412_occ26">Church Warden</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50412_occ27">Overseers of the Poor</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50412_geo51"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50412_geo52">Liberty of Saffron<lb></lb>
Hill Hatton Garden & Ely Rents</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50412_geo53">Parish<lb></lb>
of Saint Andrew Holborn</rs>
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in the sd. <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50412_geo54">County of<lb></lb>
Middlesex</rs>
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<p n="54"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50412_n54-1">Wm. Beech</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50412_geo55"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50412_geo56">Hatton Wall</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50412_geo57">Liberty of Saffron<lb></lb>
Hill Hatton Garden & Ely Rents</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50412_occ28">Tiresmith</rs>
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is Substantial Householder<lb></lb>
in the said Liberty and hath been so for several Years Past and during<lb></lb>
all the time he hath so been hath has & Carryed & still hath and<lb></lb>
Carrys on a very Considerable Business in the Way of his Trade<lb></lb>
of a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50412_occ29">Tiresmith</rs>
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and hath gotten Considerably thereby</p>
<p n="55">That <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50412_n55-1">Susanna Beech</rs>
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the Mother of the sd <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50412_n55-2">Wm. Beech</rs>
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<lb></lb>
who is very poor and Indigent and by reason of her great Age and<lb></lb>
Infirmities unable to support and maintain herself was maintained<lb></lb>
for some Years past untill the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50412_date3">14th. day of July</rs>
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1749 or thereabouts by &<lb></lb>
at the sole Charge of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50412_n55-3">Wm. Beech</rs>
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her Son who is in affluent<lb></lb>
Circumstances and Capable as your Petitioners verily beleives of<lb></lb>
Maintaining his said Mother</p>
<p n="56">That on or about the sd. <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50412_date4">14th day of July</rs>
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1749the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50412_n56-1">Wm. Beech</rs>
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having ceased & Positively refused to maintain and<lb></lb>
Contribute toward the maintaining of his said Mother She became<lb></lb>
chargeable to the then Church Warden & Overseers of the Poor<del>of</del>
<lb></lb>
and Inhabitants of the said Liberty in their said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50412_geo58">Liberty's Work<lb></lb>
house</rs>
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and hath been ever since & is now there maintained at<lb></lb>
the charge of the Inhabitants of the said Liberty.</p>
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