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Crime, Poverty and Social Policy in the Metropolis
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To The Honble: Bench of Justices
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The Humble Petition of
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Sheweth
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That your poor Petitr: being tryed yesterday at
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Court and being Directed by Severall being there to plead Guilty
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Was Find five pounds yor Petr: having layd ten weeks in prison
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on ye Bare Boards and Almost Starved to deaths for want
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of Subsistance it never being in his power to pay the said
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Fine hoping Your Worships will take it into Consideration
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And Comiserate the Hardst: of Your Petr. Misfortunes
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your Petrs: having a Wife and three Small Children wch
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Must become a Charge to the Sd Parrish were your Petitr:
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Lives if Forced to Continue in Prison hoping your worship
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will take it into your Thoughts as to settle the Fine come
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other ways or your Pettetr: must Infallably lye and perrish
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And your Petrs: as in Duty is bound
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To pray Etc.
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