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Petition Letter
« on: Tuesday 10 January 17 01:00 GMT (UK) »
Hi,

Please could someone help me decipher the word above 'That your petitioner was never'.  For the life of me I can't make it out.

Many thanks

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Re: Petition Letter
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 10 January 17 01:03 GMT (UK) »
It says sheweth ie in modern terms shows

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Re: Petition Letter
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 10 January 17 01:07 GMT (UK) »
Many thanks Pheno for your help.  Much appreciated.

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Re: Petition Letter
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 10 January 17 01:48 GMT (UK) »
Here are some sections from the petition letter that I'm having difficulties with:

Petition 1 Image:
James Robinson * *

Petition 2 Image
James Hunt of * * * in

Petition 3 Image:
Warwick of * linen off * in

Petition 4 Image:
James * in the parish

Many thanks for any help on these issues.


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Re: Petition Letter
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 10 January 17 01:52 GMT (UK) »
Here are two:

Petition 1:
James Robinson Prinsable Witness

Petition 4:
James Pool in the parish

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England:  Archer, Bailey, Bates, Blower, Bosworth, Court, Hicklin, Orton, Palmer, Robbins, Sedgwick, Smith, Stevenson, Stone, Varnam, Wakelin, Walker
Canada:  Archer, Walker, Spencer, Shepherd
Australia:  Taplin
South Africa:  Risley

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Re: Petition Letter
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 10 January 17 02:09 GMT (UK) »
A couple of suggestions

Headlis Cross

West Linen
Middlesex: KING,  MUMFORD, COOK, ROUSE, GOODALL, BROWN
Oxford: MATTHEWS, MOSS
Kent: SPOONER, THOMAS, KILLICK, COLLINS
Cambs: PRIGG, LEACH
Hants: FOSTER
Montgomery: BREES
Surrey: REEVE

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Re: Petition Letter
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 10 January 17 08:23 GMT (UK) »
Many thanks Sami.  Thank Steve for your help.  I've just searched a map of Warwick and there is a Linen Street.  Perhaps referring to this area.

Still unsure of what follows Linen.  Linen off * in.

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Re: Petition Letter
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 10 January 17 09:36 GMT (UK) »
The word above "That your petitioner was never" is "Sheweth".

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Re: Petition Letter
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 10 January 17 10:23 GMT (UK) »
Thanks John.  Sami had already provided the answer to that one.

Can anyone work out what follows linen off * in?