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To ye Rt Honble the Bench of Justices for ye County
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Francis Geary
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That yor Petr continued in his Office as
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for
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about Two years and executed the same with care diligence and
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industry dureing wch time yr Petr for ye credit and security of ye sd Prison
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our & expended of his owne proper money for law charges necessary Repaires
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and other conveniences at least £300: wch has not yet Cm paid Yr Petr.
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That yr Petr upon Ye decease of his Grace Ye late Duke of Bedford
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(who was succeeded by his Grace ye Duke of Buckingham) was without
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being heard displaced from his said Office of Keeper wthout any inst
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cause of Complaint agt Yr Petr. or satisfaction to be made for Ye charges
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Yr Petr had bin at wch to Yr Petrs great mas fortune laid him under severall
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Inconveniencyes and renderd him altogether uncapeable of endeavouring
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to be repaid his money so disbursd as aforesaid
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Yor. Petr therefore humbly prayes Yor Honrs wilbe
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pleasd to take into Yor consideration the great
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loss and mas fortune Yor Petr labours under that Yor.
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Petr may be replacd in his said Office Or otherwise
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Yr the now Keeper (who reaps the benefit thereof)
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may reimburse Yor Petr ye mony so laid out as
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aforesaid or be releived therein as to Yr Honrs.
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shall think fitt.
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And Yr Petr shall ever pray Etc
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