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<p n="80">To the Honble: Bench of Justices</p>
<p n="81">The Humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50190_n81-1">John Ellis</rs>
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& <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50190_n81-2">Sarah</rs>
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his <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50190_occ13">wife</rs>
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<p n="82"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That Your Petitrs. were both confined in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50190_geo29">New<lb></lb>
Prison</rs>
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two Months for Keeping a disorderly House during which time<lb></lb>
Your Petitr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50190_n82-1">John Ellis</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50190_n82-1" type="surname" value="Ellis"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50190_n82-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
lost the sight of One of his Eyes</p>
<p n="83">That last Sessions Your Petitr. were tryed upon an<lb></lb>
Indictmt. for the said Crime And the Honble. Court was pleased<lb></lb>
to Sentence Your Petitr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50190_n83-1">John Ellis</rs>
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a fortnight to hard labour<lb></lb>
but he being then very ill Your Petitr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50190_n83-2">Sarah Ellis</rs>
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under went<lb></lb>
the said Punishment.</p>
<p n="84">That some time before the said Sessions Your Petitrs. employ'd<lb></lb>
one Mr. Charlesworth to solicite their Cause & to Fee Councell<lb></lb>
for wch. he receiv'd of Your Petitr. Sarah Eight and forty<lb></lb>
Shillings but the said Mr. Charles worth never employed<lb></lb>
any Councell or made any defence in Law for Your Petitrs.<lb></lb>
but kept and still keeps the said Mony in defrance of Yor. Petitrs.</p>
<p n="85">Now Yor. Petitrs. humbly pray that they may be<lb></lb>
both discharg'd from their Recognizances, if any<lb></lb>
stand out against them And that Your Honrs.<lb></lb>
will be pleased to give such Order agt. the said Mr.<lb></lb>
Charlesworth as to Your Honrs. shall seem meet<lb></lb>
that Your Petitrs. may recover the said Mony<lb></lb>
again Yor. Petitrs. haveing Sold their bed from under<lb></lb>
them to raise the said Mony.</p>
<p n="86">And Your. Petitrs. Shall ever pray Etc.</p>
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