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Willm. Tomson
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1723-5
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The humble Petition of
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Jams. Stewart
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Sheweth
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That your Petitioner was at the last Sessions
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held at Justice Hall in the Old Bailey Indicted for buying a Pint
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Silver Tankard (sayd to be stolen) which being bought of a Stranger,
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and your unfortunate Petitioner being thereby unable to produce the
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person, he was Cast for Transportation.
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That your Petitr. always lived in good Credit & Reputation, and
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never could be Justly Charg'd with Violating the good and whole some
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Laws of this Nation, And hath serv'd the Crown by Sea Eleven Years
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and upwards with an unspolled Character.
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That he hath three Motherless Children, whose sole Dependance
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is upon your Petitioners honest Endeavour and Industry, and most
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inevitably parish if he be banish'd this Kingdom
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7th. Aprill 1725
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Convictd
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for Stealing goods vas
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5s. of
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Henry Walden
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Therefore your Petitr: most humbly Implores
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your Honer. will be Graciously pleas'd to Commiserate
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his unhappy State, and in your Great Goodness and
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Generosity Reverse the Sentence of Trasportation
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and Order him private Correction, or such Corporal
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Punishment as shall be thought most propose.
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And your Petitioner as in Duty bound shall Ever pray Etca,
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Wee whose names are hereunto Subscrib'd Knowing the
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Petitioner, and the Contents to be true, do humbly Recommend him to
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your Honors Favour
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White Chapter
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John Stier
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Edward Finch
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