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To the Worshipful
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John Hawkins
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and to the Rest of the Justices in this present
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Session Assembled
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The Humble Petition of
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Elizabeth
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Sheweth
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That your Petitioner was Committed to
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New prison
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on
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the Seventh of October Instant on Suspicion of Stealing
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two pair of Stockings the property of
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Richard March
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That your petitioner upon her Tryal before this
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Honourable Court this Day is Ordered for Transportation for
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Seven Years
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That your petitioner is only of the Age of Sixteen
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Years and was never Guilty of any thing of the like before
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October 21st. 1768.
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the Prosecutor humbly
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hapes your Worships
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will take her Case into
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Your Consideration
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Your Petitioner therefore humbly pray
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your Worships to take her tender years
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into Consideration and grant her a
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Respite from that Sentence or such other
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Relief as in your great goodness may
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think proper
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I Rosceman Evans House Keeper
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of Mr. Clements parish in Holywell
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Street Upwards to twenty years to
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Know Elizabeth Rabenth from
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an Infant Br
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parish Scoot and Never New her
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to Be Guilty of any Bad thing
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Jam Bardin
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Live my
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In Millford Land knows
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Elizabeth Roberts from an
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Infant and Never New her to
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be Guilty of any Bad things
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to Be four fraurable}
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Gabriel Leaver Newsham
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Milford Lane
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in the Strand
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I am Worshipfull Sirs Your Humbl. Servt.
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And is in Duty bound shall
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ever pray Etc
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Sir
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on Inquiry I have Reason
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Eliza Roberts
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has been drawn into this Robery
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by
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diana Nash
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, & seems to be
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her first offence, I shierfore with
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submission Recomend hereto your
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mercy, that Instead of Transportation
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hope she may Receive, private Correction
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R. March Prosecutor
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