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<p n="179">To <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50730_n179-1">Thomas Sainsbury</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50730_n179-2">William Crichton</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50730_occ17">Sheriffs</rs>
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for <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50730_geo34">London</rs>
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& <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50730_geo35">Middlesex</rs>
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<p n="180"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Gentn.</note>
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The Debtors on the common side being in expectation<lb></lb>
of having the honour of seeing you yesterday they accordingly<lb></lb>
chose a comittee of four to lay before you part of the grievances<lb></lb>
they suffer, their disapointment was attributed to the<lb></lb>
multiplicity of business you are necessarily engaged in,<lb></lb>
the enclosed state of our situation is what was unanimously<lb></lb>
agreed to by the 20 Debtors lockd up at Nights in one Room<lb></lb>
which are only instructions to the comittee to lay before you<lb></lb>
personably our uncomfortable situation, but not having<lb></lb>
that opportunity we have taken the liberty of sending<lb></lb>
them to you,</p>
<p n="181">We find Mr. Hall waite on you yesterday which<lb></lb>
probably was the occation of such disapointment, we<lb></lb>
apprehend Mr. Halls Idias & ours differs exceedingly, and<lb></lb>
from the Nature of the place any temporary conveniences<lb></lb>
he means to make well answer little or no purpose</p>
<p n="182">The number of Prisoners always expected in the beginning<lb></lb>
of the Terms will add to our calamities</p>
<p n="183">A report prevails in the prison we are to be Kept here<lb></lb>
all the Winter, which of us will survive it God only knows<lb></lb>
but are afraid it will be but few, Human Nature can been<lb></lb>
hardsheps to a certain degree & no more. a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50730_occ18">Gentlemen</rs>
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of<lb></lb>
feeling humanity we beg have to recommend this to your<lb></lb>
serious consideration, and also to submit it to your<lb></lb>
superior judgments whether the lifes of his Majestys</p>
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