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<p n="46">To The Kt. Honble. The Lord Mayor and the rest<lb></lb>
of the Worshipfull his Majestys Justices in their General Session<lb></lb>
of Goal Delivery for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15065_geo42">City of London</rs>
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Assembled.</p>
<p n="47">The Humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15065_n47-1">Thomas Coke</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="48"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That Your Petitioner on the 28th. day of December 1753 was<lb></lb>
Committed to His Majestys Goal of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15065_geo43">Newgate</rs>
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in and for the City of<lb></lb>
London by <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15065_n48-1">Henry Fielding</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15065_occ31">Esquire</rs>
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one of His Majestys Justices of the<lb></lb>
peace for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15065_geo44">County of Middlesex</rs>
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being charged before him on the Oath<lb></lb>
of Jonathan Monk house for feloniously Selling a Certain peice of<lb></lb>
Counterfeited Milled Money resembling a Moidore & not cut in peices<lb></lb>
for a less Value than by its Denomination the same did Import and<lb></lb>
was Counterfeited for Contrary to the Statute.</p>
<p n="49">Yor. Petr. therefore most Humbly prays that He<lb></lb>
may at this present Session of Gaol Delivery<lb></lb>
holder for the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15065_geo45">City of London</rs>
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, be either Fried<lb></lb>
Bailed or Discharged for the Offence aforesaid<lb></lb>
pursuant to the Statute in such Case made and<lb></lb>
provided</p>
<p n="50"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15065_n50-1">Thomas Cole</rs>
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