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<p n="323">To <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15069_occ178">the Right Honourable</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15069_occ179">Sir</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15069_n323-1">Charles Asgill</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15069_occ180">Knight</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15069_occ181">Lord<lb></lb>
Mayor</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15069_geo271">City of London</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15069_occ182">Sir</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15069_n323-2">William Moreton</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15069_occ183">Knight</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15069_occ184">Recorder</rs>
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of<lb></lb>
the said City and to the Honourable the Justices of our Lord the King<lb></lb>
of Oyer and Terminer and General Goal Delivery for his Majesty's<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15069_geo272">Goal of Newgate</rs>
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<p n="324">The Humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15069_n324-1">William Leeworthy</rs>
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a Prisoner in<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15069_geo273">Newgate</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="325"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That in March 1757 your Petitioner was apprehended on Pretence<lb></lb>
of being one <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15069_n325-1">William Lee</rs>
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who in 1753, as alledged, was transported for the Term of<lb></lb>
seven years, but on your Petitioners Examination before Justice Fielding and the<lb></lb>
Testimony of Several Persons of Credit, who know your Petitioner in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15069_geo274">North America</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in 1753 (Where he was born) and for some years there before the Sd. Justice discharged<lb></lb>
him.</p>
<p n="326">That in June 1758 One <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15069_n326-59">Patrick Hanney</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15069_n326-59" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15069_occ185">Commander</rs>
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of a Ship Caused<lb></lb>
your Petitioner to be apprehended in London, and Carried before Justice Fielding<lb></lb>
Instead of taking him before the Lord Mayor or Sitting Alderman when your Petitioner<lb></lb>
was Committed to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15069_geo275">Newgate</rs>
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by Justice Fielding</p>
<p n="327">That a Bill of Indictment was last Session found against your Petitioner<lb></lb>
in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15069_geo276">Middlesex</rs>
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, And your Petitioner being then brought into Court was ready to take his<lb></lb>
Trial but the Prosecutor alledging the Bill ought to have been found in London your<lb></lb>
Petitioner was ordered to remain in Custody, altho' the Mistake (if it was one) was<lb></lb>
occasioned by the Irregularity of the Prosecutor and Hanney an forcibly dragging your<lb></lb>
Petitioner before a Justice for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15069_geo277">County of Middlesex</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="328">That your Petitioner hath reason to believe the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15069_n328-1">Patrick Hanney</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Spirits up this Prosecution with a View to get rid of your Petitioner's demand of<lb></lb>
Sixty Pounds<del>and</del>
for Wages now due to him as <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15069_occ186">Mate</rs>
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of the Ship</p>
<p n="329">Your Petitioner therefore most humbly prays your Lordships<lb></lb>
that he may be Tried Bailed or discharged this present,<lb></lb>
Session for the pretended Offence</p>
<p n="330">And your Petitioner will ever pray Etc</p>
<p n="331"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15069_n331-1">William Leeworthy</rs>
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