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<p n="118">The Petetione<obscured></obscured>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50274_n118-1">John Powell</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50274_occ42">Prisnor</rs>
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<lb></lb>
In <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50274_geo96">Clarkenwell Bridewell</rs>
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Humbly Showeth</p>
<p n="119">That your petetioner<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
thirty Six weeks and my Long Comfine<lb></lb>
ment already tho my Sentance is so hard</p>
<p n="120">As to be heare for two years has Reduced me to be the<lb></lb>
Poorest and Misrablest Creature in the place and hane<lb></lb>
not one frind Left in the world to Do the Least thing in<lb></lb>
world for me but am by Reason of my Long Confinement<lb></lb>
given ever as a dead man as I have been at Deaths Doore<lb></lb>
severall times and it is imposable I should Live Long if god<lb></lb>
Does not Raise me some frind for the<obscured></obscured>
of the gate<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
so small that it is imposable to Live without some other<lb></lb>
asistance which is very hard that I should be sent hear to<lb></lb>
hard Labour from Six a Clock in the morning tell Six at night<lb></lb>
and for want of frinds to be Starved to Death I their fore<lb></lb>
Humbly beg for god Almightys sake that your worshipwill<lb></lb>
and the Honrable Court will look with an Eye of Pety and<lb></lb>
Compasione on my Long Confinement and of your goodness<lb></lb>
and Charity Cause it to be Remitted and Lett me have<lb></lb>
what Punishment you please Lett it be Ever so sharp and<lb></lb>
soveare Rather then Lye heare to be starved to Death<lb></lb>
I have been 23 years <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50274_occ43">a brickLayer</rs>
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and never was found<lb></lb>
Guilty of the Least offence whatever before and will take<lb></lb>
Care that I never will Do aney amiss if your worships will<lb></lb>
be pleased to grant me my Liberty to go to my Labour that I<lb></lb>
was bread to and by Restoring me to that Presions thing<lb></lb>
Liberty I shall be in Duty bound Ever to pray for your<lb></lb>
worship and the Honrable Court</p>
<p n="121"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50274_geo97">Clarkenwell Bridwell</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50274_date51">April 30.</rs>
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1731</p>
<p n="122"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50274_n122-1">John Powell</rs>
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