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To the Honble.
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. And ye Rest
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of the Worthy Gentlemen of this Honble. Bench
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Sepr. 1748 Jud 61.
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The Humble Petn. of
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That your Honrs. Petr. is a very poor Man who has been fin'd
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Forty Shillings-and now in the
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Gealsffer an Assault and has laid in the said
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Prison are since the 12th day of July 1748.
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That your Honrs. petr. has labour'd under great Afflictions of Sickness
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the
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and other infirmities, Lying upon the bear Boards, and nothing but Watr
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to Drink Except some Breath Certain days in the Week That hold almost perish'd for
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the Want of Support, And being Advanced to a great Age That he is really a great
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Object of Charity
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Therefore Most Humbly pray yor: Honrs
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to Comisserate his poor and Deploreable
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Condition as to give an Order That he might
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be Releas'd from his said Consignement
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The Capt. being so good as to give him his
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