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<p n="92">To the Worshipfull his Maties Justices of the peace for the County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50238_geo84">Middlx</rs>
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at their Generall<lb></lb>
Quarter Sessions of the peace Assembled.</p>
<p n="93">The humble peticon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50238_n93-1">Sarah Fitzpatrick</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50238_occ32">widow</rs>
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& admin Ex: of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50238_n93-2">Edward Fitzpatrick</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50238_n93-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
late<lb></lb>
of the parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50238_geo85"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50238_geo86">End feild</rs>
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in the County of Middlx </rs>
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deceased.</p>
<p n="94"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth.</note>
<lb></lb>
That in breach of the statute made in the Ninth Year of his present Majesties reign Intituled<lb></lb>
(an Act for the more effectuall punishing wicked and evill disposed persons going Armed<lb></lb>
in disguise and doing Injuries and violences to the persons and properties of his Majesties<lb></lb>
subjects and for the more speedy bringing the offenders to Justice) <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50238_n94-1">John Berrisford</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50238_n94-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50238_geo87">London</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50238_occ33">Wheeler</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50238_n94-2">Richard Minshall</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50238_n94-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50238_geo88"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50238_geo89">Winchmorehill</rs>
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in the said County of Middlex</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50238_occ34">Baker </rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50238_n94-3">Thomas James</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50238_n94-3" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50238_geo90">Endfeild</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50238_geo90" type="type" value="parish"></interp>
aforesaid <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50238_occ35">Labourer</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50238_occ35" type="occupation" value="Labourer"></interp>
armed with Guns and<lb></lb>
pistolls Did after the first day of June in the Year of Our Lord 1723, to witt, On<lb></lb>
<rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50238_date35">saturday the twelfth day of October in the said year 1723</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50238_date35" type="date" value="17231012"></interp>
, enter and come so Armed<lb></lb>
as aforesaid into <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50238_geo91"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50238_geo92">Endfeild Chase</rs>
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in Endfeild</rs>
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aforesaid And the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50238_n94-52">Thomas James</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50238_n94-52" type="given" value="Thomas"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50238_n94-52" type="surname" value="James"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50238_n94-52" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<lb></lb>
did then and there wilfully and Maliciously shoot at the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50238_n94-4">Edwd. Fitzpatrick</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and wound<obscured></obscured>
him in the Legg and so much shalter it that it was obliged to be nott<lb></lb>
off, and the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50238_n94-5">Edward Fitzpatrick</rs>
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afterwards dyed of his said wounding.<lb></lb>
leaving your petr. his <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50238_occ36">widow</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50238_occ36" type="occupation" value="widow"></interp>
and Adminrx.</p>
<p n="95">That the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50238_n95-1">Edward Fitzpatrick</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50238_n95-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
did in his life time, to witt, on the<lb></lb>
<rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50238_date36">19th. day of the said Month of October 1723</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50238_date36" type="date" value="17231019"></interp>
, give Information on his Oath of the<lb></lb>
aforesaid Facts before <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50238_n95-2">Henry Cartwright</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50238_n95-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50238_n95-3">Richard Arnold</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50238_occ37">Esqrs</rs>
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. two of his Maties<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50238_occ38">Justices of the peace</rs>
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for the said County according to the direction of the aforesaid Statute</p>
<p n="96">That upon the Information of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50238_n96-1">Edward Fitzpatrick</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50238_n96-1" type="surname" value="FITZPATRICK"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50238_n96-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
an Order<lb></lb>
was made by his Matie in Councill dated the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50238_date37">9th. day of March in the said year 1723</rs>
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,<lb></lb>
for the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50238_n96-2">John Berrisford</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50238_n96-3">Thomas James</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50238_n96-3" type="surname" value="JAMES"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50238_n96-3" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
and one <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50238_n96-41">Robert Dewkesberry</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50238_n96-41" type="given" value="Robert"></interp>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50238_n96-41" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
in<lb></lb>
the said Order<del>made</del>
named to surrender themselves pursuant to the direccons of the<lb></lb>
said Act which they neglecting to doe have been since Convicted as Felons by-<lb></lb>
virtue of the said statute.</p>
<p n="97">Wherefore and for as much as Your Petrs. said late husband last<lb></lb>
his wife by such wounding Occasioned by his endeavouring to Apprehend the said<lb></lb>
Offenders your petr. as his adminrx. is (as she humbly Conceives) became entituled<lb></lb>
to the sume of 5s. by virtue of the sd. statue payable as by the sd. statute is directed</p>
<p n="98">Your Petr. therefopre most humbly prays your Worships to hear her pray<lb></lb>
and to grant her the proper Certificate in Order to enable her to demand<lb></lb>
and receive of the sherriffe of the sd. County of Middlx the sume of £50.<lb></lb>
pursuant to the said statute</p>
<p n="99">And Yor. Petr. shall ever pray Etc</p>
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