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To the Right Worshipful his Majestys
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Justices
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General Quarter Sessions of the Peace Assembled
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The humble Petition of
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Joshua Walker
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of
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New prison
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Humbly Sheweth
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That Your Petr. is commanded by an Order made by this
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Worshipfull Court to shew Cause why he has not Paid the Sum of
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Twenty pounds P Ann. to the
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Treasurer
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of this County ever since his
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Entrance in the said Office
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That Your Petr. did pay the Sum of Thirty pounds for the
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first Year and half after he was admitted Keeper The Fees Profitts
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of the said Place being then very considerable to what it has been since
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Which Your Petr. humbly Submits will appear by two Accounts The one
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for the first Year since Your Petrs. admittance and the other for the last
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Year, ready to be produced to Your Worships
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That Your Petr: is at great Charges providing Necessarys for
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the said Prison and is obliged to continue his usual number of Servants
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for the security of it The Arts and mischeivous Practices of Prisoners
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almost
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daily increasing
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That Your Petr: hath not had any great Complaint made against
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him Since his being admitted Keeper and as much Care has been taken of the
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Prison and Prisoners he humbly conceives as sould be possible There hav
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above Two prisoners dyed in Eight Years either in the said Prison or
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being discharged from the same and not one Dyed nor any Escape hath been made f
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upwards of tow Years Neither hath there been any Oppressions laid to his or his
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Servants Charge
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Therefore Your Petr: most humbly
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and
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Premisses considered Your Worships will be plea
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him with such releif as to Your Worships in your
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and Clemency shall seem meet
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And Your Petr: (as in Duty bound) Shall
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Joshua: Walker
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