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To the Worshipfull Sir <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50649_n364-1">John Hawkins</rs>
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And the others of his<lb></lb>
Majestys worthy Justices of the Peace there assembled</p>
<p n="365">The Most humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50649_n365-1">Thomas Adney</rs>
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lately committed by this Honourable Court for Offensive<lb></lb>
Behaviour to the Worshipfull Mr. Justice Wilmot, one<lb></lb>
of the worthy Bench<obscured></obscured>
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<p n="366"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That your Petitioner by his Engagements in<lb></lb>
Business having been induced to parlake too freely of Liquor<lb></lb>
in Company with his Friends, so far forgot himself as to be<lb></lb>
Guilty of abusive Language to the above worthy Magistrate,<lb></lb>
for which he very highly Censures himself; and could not have<lb></lb>
been Induced to have been Guilty of, except by his Unhappyness<lb></lb>
of Labouring under the above Defect of Mind & proper Use of<lb></lb>
his Understand; and from a due Sense of his Impropriety of<lb></lb>
<del>his</del>
Conduct is very Desireous of asking Pardon of the above<lb></lb>
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Majestrate and this Honourable Bench, in any<lb></lb>
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, who has<lb></lb>
been soe unhappy as to fall under the Consure of the<lb></lb>
Honourable Court by such, Imprudent,<obscured></obscured>
guarded, and<lb></lb>
unjustifyable Behaviour</p>
<p n="367">Your Petitioner therefore requests,<lb></lb>
of this Honourable Court that he<lb></lb>
may be Ordered to be brought before<lb></lb>
them; with all Speed, to make his due<lb></lb>
Submission and Acknowlegments to<lb></lb>
the above worthy Majstrate, to home<lb></lb>
he has particularly offended, and to<lb></lb>
beg Pardon of the Honourable Court</p>
<p n="368">To: which he will a<obscured></obscured>
Return<lb></lb>
his most gratefull Acknowledgment</p>
<p n="369"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50649_n369-1">Thos Adney</rs>
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