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<p n="298">To ye Rt Honble the Bench of Justices for ye County<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50144_geo146">Middlx</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="299">The humble Peticon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50144_n299-1">Francis Geary</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50144_n299-1" type="surname" value="GEARY"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50144_n299-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
late<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50144_occ79"> Keeper</rs>
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of the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50144_geo147">New prison </rs>
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in the said County.</p>
<p n="300"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That yor Petr continued in his Office as <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50144_occ80">Keeper of the said Prison</rs>
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for<lb></lb>
about Two years and executed the same with care diligence and<lb></lb>
industry dureing wch time yr Petr for ye credit and security of ye sd Prison<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
our & expended of his owne proper money for law charges necessary Repaires<lb></lb>
and other conveniences at least £300: wch has not yet Cm paid Yr Petr.<lb></lb>
That yr Petr upon Ye decease of his Grace Ye late Duke of Bedford<lb></lb>
(who was succeeded by his Grace ye Duke of Buckingham) was without<lb></lb>
being heard displaced from his said Office of Keeper wthout any inst<lb></lb>
cause of Complaint agt Yr Petr. or satisfaction to be made for Ye charges<lb></lb>
Yr Petr had bin at wch to Yr Petrs great mas fortune laid him under severall<lb></lb>
Inconveniencyes and renderd him altogether uncapeable of endeavouring<lb></lb>
to be repaid his money so disbursd as aforesaid</p>
<p n="301">Yor. Petr therefore humbly prayes Yor Honrs wilbe<lb></lb>
pleasd to take into Yor consideration the great<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
loss and mas fortune Yor Petr labours under that Yor.<lb></lb>
Petr may be replacd in his said Office Or otherwise<lb></lb>
Yr the now Keeper (who reaps the benefit thereof)<lb></lb>
may reimburse Yor Petr ye mony so laid out as<lb></lb>
aforesaid or be releived therein as to Yr Honrs.<lb></lb>
shall think fitt.</p>
<p n="302">And Yr Petr shall ever pray Etc</p>
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