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<p n="72">To the Pet Worshippfull his Matys Justices of the Peace for the County of<lb></lb>
Middx</p>
<p n="73">The humble Peticon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50168_n73-1">John Goff</rs>
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<p n="74"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Humbly Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That on Wednesday Night last your Peticoner was by the<lb></lb>
Worshippfull Justice Ward comitted to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50168_geo33">New Prison</rs>
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in this<lb></lb>
County for being concerned with others in causing a<lb></lb>
disturbance in the Streete And that at a Goal delivery<lb></lb>
this Morning your Petitr: was by this Court sent to<lb></lb>
the house of Correction there to remaine for the<lb></lb>
space of Fourteen daies.</p>
<p n="75">That your Petitr: was Innocently Drawn into the sd.<lb></lb>
Fact and is heartily sorry for the same And forasmuch<lb></lb>
as your peticoners wife lying now in a sick and<lb></lb>
weak condition and having noe body to Subsist her<lb></lb>
or provide for her your petitr: confinement would<lb></lb>
not only tend to his utter ruin but the loss of his<lb></lb>
Wife.</p>
<p n="76">Yor. Petitr: therefore humbly prays yor.<lb></lb>
Worshipps will be pleased to order that<lb></lb>
he may be Discharged from his said<lb></lb>
Imprisonment</p>
<p n="77">And yor Petr shall ever pray Etc<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50168_n77-1">John Goff</rs>
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