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<p n="213">To the Right Honourable <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15064_occ81">Sr</rs>
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. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15064_n213-88">Crisp Gascoyne</rs>
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Knt.<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15064_occ82">Lord Mayor</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15064_geo165">City of London</rs>
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and the rest of his<lb></lb>
Majestys Justices in their Session of Gaol Delivery of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15064_geo166">Newgate</rs>
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in and for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15064_geo167">City of London</rs>
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at Justice Hall<lb></lb>
in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15064_geo168">the Old Bailey</rs>
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Assembled.</p>
<p n="214">The Prayer of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15064_n214-1">John Atkinson</rs>
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<p n="215"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15064_n215-1">John Atkinson</rs>
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on the Thirteenth day of August<lb></lb>
1753 was Committed to the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15064_geo169">Woodstreet Compter</rs>
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in the said City being.<lb></lb>
Charged upon Oath for Assaulting Diana the Wife of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15064_n215-2">Samuel Pustree</rs>
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forcibly lying with her and Carnally having the knowledge of her Body<lb></lb>
against her Will,</p>
<p n="216">Therefore the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15064_n216-1">John Atkinson</rs>
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most humbly prays<lb></lb>
Your Lordship and this Honourable Court that he may<lb></lb>
at this present Session be either Tried, bailed, or discharged<lb></lb>
pursuant to the Statute in such Case made & Provided</p>
<p n="217"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15064_n217-1">Jno: Atkinson</rs>
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