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<p n="346">The Peticon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50064_n346-1">Richd<lb></lb>
Thomas</rs>
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to the honble:<lb></lb>
Bench at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50064_geo137">Old-bailey</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="347">To the Right Honble: Sr <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50064_n347-1">Francis Child</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50064_occ80">Knt</rs>
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:<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50064_occ81">Lord Mayor</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50064_geo138">City of London</rs>
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; and<lb></lb>
to the rest of the Justices sitting on the<lb></lb>
Bench at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50064_geo139">Justice hall</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50064_geo140">Old-Bailey</rs>
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;</p>
<p n="348">The humble Peticon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50064_n348-1">Richard<lb></lb>
Thomas</rs>
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, <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50064_occ82">Prisonr</rs>
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: in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50064_geo141">Newgate</rs>
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,</p>
<p n="349"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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<p n="350">That yor Peticr was about nine weeks since<lb></lb>
comitted for wounding one Robert Precious, and the<lb></lb>
last Sessions Indicted for the same upon the Statue<lb></lb>
of Dismembring; but no Prosecutor appearing, his<lb></lb>
Tryal was put off, and he continued in Prison.</p>
<p n="351">That yor Peticr being able to clear himself of<lb></lb>
the Offence, & the said Precious being recover'd of the<lb></lb>
Kurt he receiv'd, as the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50064_occ83">Phyrurgeons</rs>
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are ready to<lb></lb>
testify upon Oath, yor Peticrs: longer Confinemt: may<lb></lb>
be very prejudicial to him, if not his utter Ruin,<lb></lb>
he having Affairs of considerable moment to look<lb></lb>
after abroad.</p>
<p n="352">Yor Peticr not being able to support himself<lb></lb>
under a tedious Confinemt humbly Begs that he may<lb></lb>
be brought upon his Tryal this Sessions,<lb></lb>
or otherwise discharg'd from the said<lb></lb>
Prosecution;</p>
<p n="353">And he shall ever pray, Etc.</p>
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