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The King against
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Thomas Toppin
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To the Worshipfull Lane
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Hicks Hall
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Justices of the said Bench.
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The Humble Petition of
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Thomas Toppin
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of Hounstoe
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Taylor.
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Sheweth.
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That Your Petitioner was indicted about three or four Sessions
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age for on Assault on
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Martha Harmsworth
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and So forth And your
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Petitioner pleaded not Guilty to the Same And gave Bail to appear to the
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Same the then next Ensuing Session's at
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in Order to
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Try his Travers and accordingly Your Petr. gave Notice of Tryall
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and Caused the Venire to be taken out and paid for it in Order to Try
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the Same.
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That
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Some Irregularityes Appeared in the Said Notice
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at the Said next Sessions, So that Your Petr could not then try
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his Travers and the money paid for the Venire was quite
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thrown away
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That Your Petr. has a wife now lying Inn and four Small
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Children, Your Petr has given Notice of Tryall every Sessions Since that
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time
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but is So reduced that he is not able to make up the Venire again
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and could not come to Tryall without. the Same be in & made up
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That Your Petrs. Bails recognizances will be Estraited into
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the Exchequer this Sessions And Your Petr remediless in the premes
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Unless releived by Your Worships
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Your Petr therefore most Humbly Prays. Your
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Worships will be pleased out of Your great goodness
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to grant Your Petr. A respite of the said Recognizance
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till next Sessions and Such other relief in the premes
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as to Your Worships Shall Seem meet,
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And Your petr as in duty bound Shall ever
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pray etc.
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The marke of
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Toppin
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