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command_v your_o officer_n to_o take_v care_n for_o the_o speedy_a discharge_n of_o the_o say_a vessel_n god_n long_o preserve_v your_o majesty_n to_o his_o own_o glory_n and_o the_o safeguard_n of_o his_o orthodox_n church_n richard_n protector_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o england_n etc._n etc._n to_o the_o high_a and_o mighty_a lord_n the_o state_n of_o westfriezland_n most_o high_a and_o mighty_a lord_n our_o dear_a friend_n and_o confederate_n marry_o grinder_n widow_n in_o a_o petition_n present_v to_o we_o have_v make_v a_o most_o grievous_a complaint_n that_o whereas_o thomas_n killigrew_n a_o commander_n in_o your_o service_n have_v owe_v she_o for_o these_o eighteen_o year_n a_o considerable_a sum_n of_o money_n she_o can_v by_o her_o agent_n neither_o bring_v he_o to_o pay_v the_o say_a money_n nor_o to_o try_v his_o title_n at_o law_n to_o the_o same_o if_o he_o have_v any_o which_o that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v compel_v to_o do_v by_o the_o widow_n attorney_n he_o have_v petition_v your_o highness_n that_o no_o body_n may_v be_v suffer_v to_o sue_v he_o for_o any_o money_n that_o he_o owe_v in_o england_n but_o shall_v we_o signify_v no_o more_o then_o only_o this_o to_o your_o highness_n that_o she_o be_v a_o widow_n that_o she_o be_v in_o great_a want_n the_o mother_n of_o many_o small_a child_n which_o her_o creditor_n endeavour_v to_o deprive_v of_o almost_o all_o that_o little_a support_n they_o have_v in_o this_o world_n we_o can_v believe_v we_o need_v to_o make_v use_n of_o any_o great_a argument_n to_o your_o lordship_n so_o well_o acquaint_v with_o those_o divine_a precept_n forbid_v the_o oppression_n of_o the_o widow_n and_o the_o fatherless_a to_o persuade_v you_o not_o to_o grant_v any_o such_o privilege_n upon_o a_o bare_a petition_n to_o the_o fraudulent_a subverter_n of_o the_o widow_n be_v right_o and_o which_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n we_o assure_v ourselves_o you_o will_v never_o admit_v from_o our_o court_n at_o westminster_n jan._n 27._o 1658._o