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To the Worpfull. his Majestyes
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Justices of ye peace
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in their Quarter Sessions now Assembled
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The humble peticon of
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Peter Croswell
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Governour
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Correction
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Clerkenwell
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in this County
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Sheweth
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That there are very few if any but vagrants Committed to
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ye Custody of your petitioner
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And St
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as are to committed to his custed for felony or Suspition
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of felony
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are removed to Newgate before Each Sessions to ye Great Charge
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& trouble of yr. petitioner who receives nothing thereby & as to
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those
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Vagrants in his care & Custody Severall of them
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whereof
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are turned
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out in open Court by your peticoner & ye Major part of ye rest in
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a few dayes after & yr. peticoner Some time Since peticoner
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this Worpfull. Court Setting for his great Charge & Little
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Income thereby this Court was then pleased to order a Comin
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to Consider thereof but Mr. Justice Thornhill dying it was
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never No more Mentioned & Your petitioners predecesso
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alwayes were allowed a Sallery towards ye Support of their
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Great Charge as aforesd. & Likewise Keepeing Evidences
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& persons to attend them at ye
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old bailey
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all wch. Charge
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is
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being
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very Great to ye. peticoner And Likewise that ye Said
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as to vastly out of repair that their is hardly any Safe keeping
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those Comitted to ye peticoners Charge & Care
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Wherefore Your peticonr most humbly
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your worpt wils take his Case into your
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wise Consideration & allow him as was be
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all
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to his predecessours otherwise ye. peticonr is
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not able to Support so Great a Charge
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And yr peticoner as
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in Duty bound Shall Every pray Etc
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Ed Creswell
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