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<p n="188">To the Honble. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50397_n188-1">Thos, Lane</rs>
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. <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50397_occ62">Esqr</rs>
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. And ye Rest<lb></lb>
of the Worthy Gentlemen of this Honble. Bench</p>
<p n="189">Sepr. 1748 Jud 61.</p>
<p n="190">The Humble Petn. of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50397_n190-1">John Simpson</rs>
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<p n="191"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That your Honrs. Petr. is a very poor Man who has been fin'd<lb></lb>
Forty Shillings-and now in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50397_geo103">Newprison</rs>
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Gealsffer an Assault and has laid in the said<lb></lb>
Prison are since the 12th day of July 1748.</p>
<p n="192">That your Honrs. petr. has labour'd under great Afflictions of Sickness<lb></lb>
the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50397_occ63">Rheamaker</rs>
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and other infirmities, Lying upon the bear Boards, and nothing but Watr<lb></lb>
to Drink Except some Breath Certain days in the Week That hold almost perish'd for<lb></lb>
the Want of Support, And being Advanced to a great Age That he is really a great<lb></lb>
Object of Charity</p>
<p n="193">Therefore Most Humbly pray yor: Honrs<lb></lb>
to Comisserate his poor and Deploreable<lb></lb>
Condition as to give an Order That he might<lb></lb>
be Releas'd from his said Consignement<lb></lb>
The Capt. being so good as to give him his<lb></lb>
Feest</p>
<p n="194">And as in Duty bound shall pray Etc<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50397_n194-1">John Simpson</rs>
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