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<p n="295">To the Right Worshipful his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50292_occ72">Justices<lb></lb>
of the Peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50292_geo238">County of Middlesex</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50292_geo238" type="placeName" value="County of Middlesex"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50292_geo238" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
in their<lb></lb>
General Quarter Sessions of the Peace Assembled</p>
<p n="296">The humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50292_n296-1">Joshua Walker</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50292_n296-1" type="surname" value="Walker"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50292_n296-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50292_occ73">Keeper</rs>
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<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50292_geo239">New prison</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50292_geo239" type="placeName" value="New prison"></interp>
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At <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50292_geo240">Clerkenwell</rs>
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</p>
<p n="297"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Humbly Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That Your Petr. is commanded by an Order made by this<lb></lb>
Worshipfull Court to shew Cause why he has not Paid the Sum of<lb></lb>
Twenty pounds P Ann. to the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50292_occ74">Treasurer</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50292_occ74" type="occupation" value="Treasurer"></interp>
of this County ever since his<lb></lb>
Entrance in the said Office</p>
<p n="298">That Your Petr. did pay the Sum of Thirty pounds for the<lb></lb>
first Year and half after he was admitted Keeper The Fees Profitts<lb></lb>
of the said Place being then very considerable to what it has been since<lb></lb>
Which Your Petr. humbly Submits will appear by two Accounts The one<lb></lb>
for the first Year since Your Petrs. admittance and the other for the last<lb></lb>
Year, ready to be produced to Your Worships</p>
<p n="299">That Your Petr: is at great Charges providing Necessarys for<lb></lb>
the said Prison and is obliged to continue his usual number of Servants<lb></lb>
for the security of it The Arts and mischeivous Practices of Prisoners<obscured></obscured>
almost<lb></lb>
daily increasing</p>
<p n="300">That Your Petr: hath not had any great Complaint made against<lb></lb>
him Since his being admitted Keeper and as much Care has been taken of the<lb></lb>
Prison and Prisoners he humbly conceives as sould be possible There hav<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
above Two prisoners dyed in Eight Years either in the said Prison or<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
being discharged from the same and not one Dyed nor any Escape hath been made f<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
upwards of tow Years Neither hath there been any Oppressions laid to his or his<lb></lb>
Servants Charge</p>
<p n="301">Therefore Your Petr: most humbly<obscured></obscured>
and<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Premisses considered Your Worships will be plea<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
him with such releif as to Your Worships in your<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
and Clemency shall seem meet</p>
<p n="302">And Your Petr: (as in Duty bound) Shall<obscured></obscured>
</p>
<p n="303"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50292_n303-1">Joshua: Walker</rs>
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