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<p n="59">To The Honble: Bench of Justices</p>
<p n="60">The Humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50212_n56-1">Jams: Wood</rs>
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<p n="61"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That your poor Petitr: being tryed yesterday at<lb></lb>
Court and being Directed by Severall being there to plead Guilty<lb></lb>
Was Find five pounds yor Petr: having layd ten weeks in prison<lb></lb>
on ye Bare Boards and Almost Starved to deaths for want<lb></lb>
of Subsistance it never being in his power to pay the said<lb></lb>
Fine hoping Your Worships will take it into Consideration<lb></lb>
And Comiserate the Hardst: of Your Petr. Misfortunes<lb></lb>
your Petrs: having a Wife and three Small Children wch<lb></lb>
Must become a Charge to the Sd Parrish were your Petitr:<lb></lb>
Lives if Forced to Continue in Prison hoping your worship<lb></lb>
will take it into your Thoughts as to settle the Fine come<lb></lb>
other ways or your Pettetr: must Infallably lye and perrish</p>
<p n="62">And your Petrs: as in Duty is bound<lb></lb>
To pray Etc.</p>
<p n="63"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50212_n63-1">James: Wood</rs>
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