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To the Rt Honble the
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Lds Comissioners of the
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The Petition of
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Francis Baker
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Most humbly Sheweth
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That your Petitioner being an unexpenenced young
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Man was unfortunately drawn in to set up an Illegal
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Sale of Place for which Offence your Petitioner was
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on ye 5th of December
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Instant
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last convicted upon ye Statue
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of the 8th of the late King & thereupon comitted
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to Newgate for 12 months & untill payment of a
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Fine of £500.
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That this Sentence from ye nature of your Petrs.
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Circumstances will account to an Imprisonment
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for life, to ye Utter ruin not only your Offending
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Petr but of his Innocent of help less Wife &
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Child the
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Melancholy of which has already greatly affected
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peace
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Heath at ye Ceriman annext appears
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That your Petr having upon the first Notice Stopped
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his proceedings had hopes given him that the should be
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convicted
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only
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on
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upon ye 12th of his present Majestys, the
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Lenity of which sentence your Pet would have
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made it his constant Endeavour to deserve
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That be ye Affet Accmept
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is appear
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yt Pet will be
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a cumee
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supperadict by him
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un happy and not
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ever the to she he
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changes a proper
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Object of ye above
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Indulgence
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That Your Pet still hopes your homy. will look
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upon his wife & child as proper objects of Complain
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Money
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Your Pet therefore must humbly prays
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your
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honours
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Ldps that upon his
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Your Petrs.
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consentry
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to a Conviction on ye Sd Latter Statue Your
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the
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Ldp will give consent that his
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conviction upon ye former pray at the
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next Court of Quarter Sessions be quasshed
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& that in ye mean time your Pet may
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be admitted to Bail
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And your Pet as in Duty Bound shall ever
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pray Etc.
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