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To the Right Worppll: their Majesties
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Justices of the Peace for the County of Middx
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The Humble Peticon of
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Davy Davis
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Humble: Sheweth
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That your Peticonrs since his punishment sentenced by this Court Mett One
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Thomas Nicholas
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the Street who demanded 5s. for some pretended service he had done, Your Peticoner
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had any acquaintance or otherwise Employed him, and therefore denyed to give the said
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any money, who Imediately Swore it should be worse for him, and be should repeat it,
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before the Petty Sessions held in
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Bloomsbury
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as Your Peticonr was goeing k
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the Clock in the Evening, hee mett the said Nicholes with the Constable & Watch, who
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Your Peticonr. and then
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to the Constable her's a Rogue I know him Se
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whereupon your Peticonr was
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in Custody all that Night the
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brought before the Justices at that Sessions The Alligacon agt your Peticonr. was prov'd
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omious by persons, that appeared in his
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To, but his formen peace being Denovo laid
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Carge, was bound to appeare this Sessions
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Wherefore Your Peticonr. prayes he may be discharged
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of his Recognizance; and the Admire of Your Worppd
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how he may Indict Nicholls for the
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he not being by the Constable Sumon'd upto the
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