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in the twenty fourth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the
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third king of Great Britain & Before
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Prisoners therein being
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aforesaid at Justice hall aforesaid on Wednesday
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the twenty ninth day of October last of Highway Robberies for which they
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were by Law liable to suffer Death without benefit of Clergy unto whom
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his Majesty hath since been graciously pleased to extend his Royal
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mercy on the several Conditions hereafter mentioned, that is to say
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Intention of mercy having been notified in writing by the Right
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abovementioned the said
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the house of Correction for the said County for the space of Six Months
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pursuant to the Statute in that Case made and provided Dated
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the Nineteenth day of December in the year of our Lord 1783.
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