<div1 type="SM_PSpage" id="LMSMPS50319PS503190063"> <xptr type="pageFacsimile" doc="LMSMPS503190063"></xptr>
<p n="259">The King against <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50319_n259-1">Thomas Toppin</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50319_n259-1" type="given" value="Thomas"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50319_n259-1" type="surname" value="Toppin"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50319_n259-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
.</p>
<p n="260">To the Worshipfull Lane <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50319_occ59">Esqr</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50319_occ59" type="occupation" value="Esqr"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50319_occ60">Chairman<lb></lb>
of the Bench</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50319_occ60" type="occupation" value="Chairmanof the Bench"></interp>
at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50319_geo137">Hicks Hall</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50319_geo137" type="placeName" value="Hicks Hall"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50319_geo137" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
and the rest of the<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
Justices of the said Bench.</p>
<p n="261">The Humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50319_n261-1">Thomas Toppin</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50319_n261-1" type="given" value="Thomas"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50319_n261-1" type="surname" value="Toppin"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50319_n261-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
of Hounstoe<lb></lb>
Taylor.</p>
<p n="262"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth.</note>
<lb></lb>
That Your Petitioner was indicted about three or four Sessions<lb></lb>
age for on Assault on <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50319_n262-1">Martha Harmsworth</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50319_n262-1" type="given" value="Martha"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50319_n262-1" type="surname" value="Harmsworth"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50319_n262-1" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
and So forth And your<lb></lb>
Petitioner pleaded not Guilty to the Same And gave Bail to appear to the<lb></lb>
Same the then next Ensuing Session's at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50319_geo138">Hicks Hall</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50319_geo138" type="placeName" value="Hicks Hall"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50319_geo138" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
in Order to<lb></lb>
Try his Travers and accordingly Your Petr. gave Notice of Tryall<lb></lb>
and Caused the Venire to be taken out and paid for it in Order to Try<lb></lb>
the Same.</p>
<p n="263">That<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Some Irregularityes Appeared in the Said Notice<lb></lb>
at the Said next Sessions, So that Your Petr could not then try<lb></lb>
his Travers and the money paid for the Venire was quite<lb></lb>
thrown away</p>
<p n="264">That Your Petr. has a wife now lying Inn and four Small<lb></lb>
Children, Your Petr has given Notice of Tryall every Sessions Since that<del>Time</del>
time<lb></lb>
but is So reduced that he is not able to make up the Venire again<lb></lb>
and could not come to Tryall without. the Same be in & made up</p>
<p n="265">That Your Petrs. Bails recognizances will be Estraited into<lb></lb>
the Exchequer this Sessions And Your Petr remediless in the premes<lb></lb>
Unless releived by Your Worships</p>
<p n="266">Your Petr therefore most Humbly Prays. Your<lb></lb>
Worships will be pleased out of Your great goodness<lb></lb>
to grant Your Petr. A respite of the said Recognizance<lb></lb>
till next Sessions and Such other relief in the premes<lb></lb>
as to Your Worships Shall Seem meet,</p>
<p n="267">And Your petr as in duty bound Shall ever<lb></lb>
pray etc.</p>
<p n="268">The marke of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50319_n268-1">Thomas.<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Toppin</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50319_n268-1" type="given" value="Thomas"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50319_n268-1" type="surname" value="Toppin"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50319_n268-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
.</p>
</div1>

View as Text