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To the Honble: Bench of Justices
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The Humble Petition of
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his
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Sheweth
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That Your Petitrs. were both confined in
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two Months for Keeping a disorderly House during which time
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Your Petitr.
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lost the sight of One of his Eyes
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That last Sessions Your Petitr. were tryed upon an
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Indictmt. for the said Crime And the Honble. Court was pleased
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to Sentence Your Petitr.
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John Ellis
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a fortnight to hard labour
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but he being then very ill Your Petitr.
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Sarah Ellis
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under went
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the said Punishment.
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That some time before the said Sessions Your Petitrs. employ'd
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one Mr. Charlesworth to solicite their Cause & to Fee Councell
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for wch. he receiv'd of Your Petitr. Sarah Eight and forty
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Shillings but the said Mr. Charles worth never employed
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any Councell or made any defence in Law for Your Petitrs.
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but kept and still keeps the said Mony in defrance of Yor. Petitrs.
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Now Yor. Petitrs. humbly pray that they may be
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both discharg'd from their Recognizances, if any
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stand out against them And that Your Honrs.
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will be pleased to give such Order agt. the said Mr.
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Charlesworth as to Your Honrs. shall seem meet
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that Your Petitrs. may recover the said Mony
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again Yor. Petitrs. haveing Sold their bed from under
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them to raise the said Mony.
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And Your. Petitrs. Shall ever pray Etc.
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