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That your Petitioners were Robbed last May by
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of a boys Coate and a Girls Gown
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and your petitioners had the Prisoner taken and
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brought her before Mr.
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who
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wrote a Commitment and your Petitioners
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and offered the Prisoner to
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the Watch who refused to take Charge of the
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Prisoner and your Petitioners brought her to
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their house untell next day and then carried
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her to one Palmer a Constables house and
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the Commitment to the Constables son who
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went up to his father who did not come down
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to take the prisoner into Custody and your
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Petitioners left the Prisoner in Charge with the
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Constables son and a Servt. and the Prisoner
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made an Escape and your petitioners not being
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acquainted with what to do and a Stranger to
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what to
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and now being Served with
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notice that our Cognizance would be restreted
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into ye Excheqr if your petitrs. did not appear and most
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humbly beg your Worships Will be pleased
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to order your petitioners to be discharged
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being poor persons that are not able to pay
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any money and humbly request your honors
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will redress your petitioners as you in your
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great wisdom will think proper
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And your Petitioners will as in Duty bound Pray Etc
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