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<p n="153">To the Right Honourable <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15075_n153-1">William Bridges</rs>
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Esquire<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15075_occ80">Lord Mayor</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15075_geo105">City of London</rs>
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and the Rest of the Honble<lb></lb>
Bench in their General Session of Gael Delivery Assembled</p>
<p n="154">The Humble Petition and Prayer of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15075_n154-1">Elizabeth<lb></lb>
Smith</rs>
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a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15075_occ81">Prisoner</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="155"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That the Eighteenth Day of February Instant your<lb></lb>
Petitioner was Committed to his Majestys <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15075_geo106">Gaol of Newgate</rs>
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upon<lb></lb>
the Oath of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15075_n155-1">George Read</rs>
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on Suspicion of being Concerned with<lb></lb>
others Unknown in Feloniously Stealing Sixteen Iron Barrs<lb></lb>
the Property of the said George, Eight of the said Iron Barrs<lb></lb>
being Found in her Possession And now is a Prisoner Confined<lb></lb>
in Newgate under the Same Charge</p>
<p n="156">Your Petitioner therefore Most Humbly Prays<lb></lb>
That at this Present Session of Gaol Delivery<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15075_geo107">Newgate</rs>
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holden for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15075_geo108">City of London</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15075_geo109">County of Middlesex</rs>
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She may be Tryed, Bealed<lb></lb>
or Discharged Pursuant to the Statute<lb></lb>
in that Case made and Provided.</p>
<p n="157">And your Petitioner Shall Pray Etc.</p>
<p n="158"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15075_n158-1">Eliz Smyth</rs>
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