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To the Right Honourable Sr
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The humble Peticon of
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Humbly Sheweth
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That your poor Petr was committed by your Lorp for
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Corresponding with several other Persons to make one
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Free of ye Compt. of Merchant Taylers. & since
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he heath been in Prisson hath suffered great Hardships
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Having not One bitt of Bread to Eat: but ye Bare
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Allowance of ye Prisson his Bed and all that ever he
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had; has been taken from him since he has been in
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Prisson: and having no Friends; Lyes here in a very
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Deplorable Condition: and has Layn in Prison
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Three Sessions without any Prosecution
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Yor Petr humbly Prays that yor Loship would
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be Please to take it into your Consideration
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and Discharge your Poor Prissoner for
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he has Six Children that are Motherless
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and no Friends to take care for them
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And yor Petr as in Duty bound
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