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<p n="159">To the Rt. Honr. <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15015_occ60">Sr</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15015_n159-1">Jno Parsons</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15015_n159-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15015_occ61">Kt</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15015_occ61" type="occupation" value="Kt"></interp>
. <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15015_occ62">Lord Mayor</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15015_occ62" type="occupation" value="Lord Mayor"></interp>
<lb></lb>
and her Matys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15015_occ63">Justices of the peace</rs>
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in the Qur<lb></lb>
Sessions assemble</p>
<p n="160">The humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15015_n160-1">Thomas<lb></lb>
Welford</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15015_n160-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
a poor <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15015_occ64">Prisoner</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15015_geo108">Ludgate</rs>
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</p>
<p n="161"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That Yor Petitionr hath been actually<lb></lb>
A Prisoner in this Prison under the Custody of<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15015_occ65">Capt</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15015_n161-1">Jno Pilkington</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15015_n161-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
keeper of this Prison before<lb></lb>
the first day of Janr 1701 & is Still detained<lb></lb>
there at ye Suite of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15015_n161-2">Henr Walden</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15015_n161-912">Samll. Rose</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15015_n161-912" type="surname" value="Rose"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15015_n161-912" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15015_n161-3">Jos<lb></lb>
Rowland</rs>
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& <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15015_n161-4">Asornath Walden</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15015_n161-4" type="surname" value="Walden"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15015_n161-4" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
his <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15015_occ66">Creditor</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15015_occ66" type="occupation" value="Creditor"></interp>
for debt<lb></lb>
or damages and not haveing where with to<lb></lb>
Satisfie his Creditors nor mainteyne himself in<lb></lb>
Prison his Condition is very sad and Poore</p>
<p n="162">Yor Petitioner humble request is that the Court will<lb></lb>
be pleased to order that <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15015_occ67">Capt</rs>
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. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15015_n162-1">Jno Pilkington</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15015_n162-1" type="given" value="Jno"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15015_n162-1" type="surname" value="Pilkington"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15015_n162-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15015_occ68">keeper<lb></lb>
of this Prison</rs>
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may as a Certaine day and time, being<lb></lb>
yor Petitiorer before you, wth a Copy of the Cause or<lb></lb>
Causes of his Imprisonmt. yt he may take the oath mencon<lb></lb>
in the late Act of Parliamt made for ye reliefe of poor<lb></lb>
Prisoner for debt, & be discharged accordingly and yt<lb></lb>
ye Sd Creditors may be orderd yn & there to apeare to<lb></lb>
Shew Cause of they can why ye Sd. Petitioner Should not be<lb></lb>
discharged according to ye sd Act</p>
<p n="163">And Yor. Petitionrs as in duty bound Shall pray Etc</p>
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