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<p n="281">To the Worpfull. his Majestyes <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50292_occ68">Justices of ye peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50292_geo231">County<lb></lb>
of Middlesex</rs>
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in their Quarter Sessions now Assembled</p>
<p n="282">The humble peticon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50292_n282-1">Peter Croswell</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50292_n282-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50292_occ69">Governour</rs>
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of ye <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50292_geo232">house of<lb></lb>
Correction</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50292_geo233">Clerkenwell</rs>
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in this County</p>
<p n="283"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That there are very few if any but vagrants Committed to<lb></lb>
ye Custody of your petitioner<obscured></obscured>
And St<obscured></obscured>
as are to committed to his custed for felony or Suspition<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
of felony<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
are removed to Newgate before Each Sessions to ye Great Charge<lb></lb>
& trouble of yr. petitioner who receives nothing thereby & as to<lb></lb>
<del>those</del>
Vagrants in his care & Custody Severall of them<del>whereof</del>
are turned<lb></lb>
out in open Court by your peticoner & ye Major part of ye rest in<lb></lb>
a few dayes after & yr. peticoner Some time Since peticoner<lb></lb>
this Worpfull. Court Setting for his great Charge & Little<lb></lb>
Income thereby this Court was then pleased to order a Comin<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
to Consider thereof but Mr. Justice Thornhill dying it was<lb></lb>
never No more Mentioned & Your petitioners predecesso<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
alwayes were allowed a Sallery towards ye Support of their<lb></lb>
Great Charge as aforesd. & Likewise Keepeing Evidences<lb></lb>
& persons to attend them at ye <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50292_geo234">old bailey</rs>
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all wch. Charge<lb></lb>
is<del>being</del>
very Great to ye. peticoner And Likewise that ye Said<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50292_geo235">House of Correction</rs>
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as to vastly out of repair that their is hardly any Safe keeping<lb></lb>
those Comitted to ye peticoners Charge & Care</p>
<p n="284">Wherefore Your peticonr most humbly<lb></lb>
prays<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
your worpt wils take his Case into your<lb></lb>
wise Consideration & allow him as was be<obscured></obscured>
all<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
to his predecessours otherwise ye. peticonr is<lb></lb>
not able to Support so Great a Charge</p>
<p n="285">And yr peticoner as<lb></lb>
in Duty bound Shall Every pray Etc</p>
<p n="286"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50292_n286-1">Ed Creswell</rs>
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,</p>
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