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To the Right Honble William Beckford< no role > Esqr . Lord Mayor
of the City of London , And the Rest of the Worshipfull
Bench of Justices in this Present Sessions Assembled

The Humble Petition of Humphry Miller< no role > Shop a Convict in
Newgate for Single Felony.

Humbly Sheweth.

That your Petition was of this Present Sessions Misfortunate
Convicted of a Single Felony in Stealing a Small Quantity of Hay the
Property of the Presentor Mr. Samuel Pullen< no role > of Islington Farmer & Cow keeper .

That your Petitioner is a Poor Labouring Man and was a
Servant to the said Prosecutor at the Time the said Felony was Committed
and the said Prosecutor Mrs. Pullen humbly hopes your Lordship. an this
Honorable Court will Shew Mercy to your Petitioner he really believing
your Petitioner was Drawn in to Commit this Felony by Means of the
Accomplice Evidence William Lambeth< no role >

That this is the First Fact your Petitioner was ever Guilty of and he
Solemnly Promises it shall be the Last.

That your Petr. hath a Wife and Five Children who who wholly rely on your Petrs. Labour for Support

We whose Names are hereunder
Written Do most Humbly Recommend
the Petitioner as an Object of Mercy to
your Lordship and this Honble Court}
verily believing him to be drawn in, and
Seduced by the Accomplice Evidence Lambeth
to Commit this Felony & believe it to be the
First Fact of the kind He over Committed

Your Petitioner therefore most humbly
hopes your Lordship and this Honble (and
will be Graciously pleased to Change the
Sentence of Transportation to which he
is became Liable by his said Conviction)
into Corporal Punishment And your
petitioner as in Duty Bound shall ever
Pray Etc.

Saml. Pullen< no role > the Prosecutr.
Robt. Kemshead< no role >
S Biggerstaff
John Carter< no role >
Wm Preddy< no role >
Ms Hodgson
Jn. Mitchell< no role >

Leo: Cecil< no role >
Tho: Hewson< no role >
Thomas Thompson< no role >
Robt. Laurie< no role >
Cha Kemp Smithfeild< no role >
Wm. Slade< no role >
William King< no role >