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<p n="339">To the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15036_occ137">Honoble</rs>
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: Sr: <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15036_n339-1">Willm. Tomson</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15036_occ138">Knt</rs>
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: <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15036_occ139">Recorder</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15036_geo153">City of London</rs>
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<p n="340"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">1723-5</note>
The humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15036_n340-1">Jams. Stewart</rs>
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<p n="341"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That your Petitioner was at the last Sessions<lb></lb>
held at Justice Hall in the Old Bailey Indicted for buying a Pint<lb></lb>
Silver Tankard (sayd to be stolen) which being bought of a Stranger,<lb></lb>
and your unfortunate Petitioner being thereby unable to produce the<lb></lb>
person, he was Cast for Transportation.</p>
<p n="342">That your Petitr. always lived in good Credit & Reputation, and<lb></lb>
never could be Justly Charg'd with Violating the good and whole some<lb></lb>
Laws of this Nation, And hath serv'd the Crown by Sea Eleven Years<lb></lb>
and upwards with an unspolled Character.</p>
<p n="343">That he hath three Motherless Children, whose sole Dependance<lb></lb>
is upon your Petitioners honest Endeavour and Industry, and most<lb></lb>
inevitably parish if he be banish'd this Kingdom</p>
<p n="344"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15036_date67">7th. Aprill 1725</rs>
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Convictd<lb></lb>
for Stealing goods vas<lb></lb>
5s. of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15036_n344-1">Henry Walden</rs>
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<p n="345">Therefore your Petitr: most humbly Implores<lb></lb>
your Honer. will be Graciously pleas'd to Commiserate<lb></lb>
his unhappy State, and in your Great Goodness and<lb></lb>
Generosity Reverse the Sentence of Trasportation<lb></lb>
and Order him private Correction, or such Corporal<lb></lb>
Punishment as shall be thought most propose.</p>
<p n="346">And your Petitioner as in Duty bound shall Ever pray Etca,</p>
<p n="347">Wee whose names are hereunto Subscrib'd Knowing the<lb></lb>
Petitioner, and the Contents to be true, do humbly Recommend him to<lb></lb>
your Honors Favour</p>
<p n="348">White Chapter <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15036_occ140">Church Wardens</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15036_n348-4">John Stier</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15036_occ141">Shoper Keepers</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15036_n348-1">Edward Finch</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15036_n348-2">Geo: Fenchfeild</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15036_n348-3">Charles Woodbourn</rs>
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<p n="349"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15036_n349-1">John Woodhouse</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15036_n349-2">Joseph Feild</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15036_n349-3">John Leck</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15036_n349-4">George Cook</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15036_n349-5">Jacob Ramon</rs>
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