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<p n="44">To the Rt Honble the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15056_occ18">Lds Comissioners of the</rs>
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<del>present state Lattory</del>
Treasury</p>
<p n="45">The Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15056_n45-1">Francis Baker</rs>
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<p n="46"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Most humbly Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That your Petitioner being an unexpenenced young<lb></lb>
Man was unfortunately drawn in to set up an Illegal<lb></lb>
Sale of Place for which Offence your Petitioner was<lb></lb>
on ye 5th of December<del>Instant</del>
last convicted upon ye Statue<lb></lb>
of the 8th of the late King & thereupon comitted<lb></lb>
to Newgate for 12 months & untill payment of a<lb></lb>
Fine of £500.</p>
<p n="47">That this Sentence from ye nature of your Petrs.<lb></lb>
Circumstances will account to an Imprisonment<lb></lb>
for life, to ye Utter ruin not only your Offending<lb></lb>
Petr but of his Innocent of help less Wife &<lb></lb>
Child the <obscured></obscured>
Melancholy of which has already greatly affected<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
peace<obscured></obscured>
Heath at ye Ceriman annext appears</p>
<p n="48">That your Petr having upon the first Notice Stopped<lb></lb>
his proceedings had hopes given him that the should be<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15056_occ19">convicted</rs>
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only<del>on</del>
upon ye 12th of his present Majestys, the<lb></lb>
Lenity of which sentence your Pet would have<lb></lb>
made it his constant Endeavour to deserve</p>
<p n="49"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">That be ye Affet Accmept<lb></lb>
<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
is appear<lb></lb>
yt Pet will be<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
a cumee<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
supperadict by him<lb></lb>
un happy and not<lb></lb>
ever the to she he<lb></lb>
changes a proper<lb></lb>
Object of ye above<lb></lb>
Indulgence</note>
<lb></lb>
<del>That Your Pet still hopes your homy. will look<lb></lb>
upon his wife & child as proper objects of Complain<lb></lb>
Money</del>
</p>
<p n="50">Your Pet therefore must humbly prays<lb></lb>
your<del>honours</del>
Ldps that upon his<del>Your Petrs.</del>
consentry<lb></lb>
to a Conviction on ye Sd Latter Statue Your<lb></lb>
<del>the</del>
<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Ldp will give consent that his<lb></lb>
conviction upon ye former pray at the<lb></lb>
next Court of Quarter Sessions be quasshed<lb></lb>
& that in ye mean time your Pet may<lb></lb>
be admitted to Bail</p>
<p n="51">And your Pet as in Duty Bound shall ever<lb></lb>
pray Etc.</p>
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