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<p n="151">The humble Peticon of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50047_n151-1">Margaret Greenfield</rs>
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to the<lb></lb>
Bench at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50047_geo50">ye Old Bailey</rs>
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<p n="152">To the Right Honble: <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50047_occ63">Sr</rs>
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: <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50047_n152-1">Edward Clarke</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50047_n152-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50047_occ64">Knt</rs>
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: <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50047_occ65">Lord Mayor</rs>
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<lb></lb>
of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50047_geo51">City of London</rs>
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; And to the rest of<lb></lb>
the Justices on the Bench at ye Sessions house<lb></lb>
in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50047_geo52">Old Bailey</rs>
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:</p>
<p n="153">The humble Peticon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50047_n153-1">Margt: Greenfield</rs>
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<p n="154"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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<p n="155">That yor. Peticoner was about 15 Weeks Since Comitted<lb></lb>
to the<obscured></obscured>
Justice Packer for High Treason in Clipping<lb></lb>
the Current Coyne of this Kingdom; and was the Sessions following<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50047_geo53">Newgate</rs>
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, where she has continu'd ever since in great Want<lb></lb>
an<obscured></obscured>
without Prosecution upon the Said Comitmt.</p>
<p n="156">That our Peticonr being a very poor Woman who<lb></lb>
has nothing to his<obscured></obscured>
but her own hard Endeavours, is reduced to<lb></lb>
the<obscured></obscured>
her tedious Comitmt, having already con<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
two Se<obscured></obscured>
in Prison, without and Subsistence but what<lb></lb>
St<obscured></obscured>
.</p>
<p n="157">She therefore most humbly beings this Honble: Court,<lb></lb>
to comiserate her miserable Condition,<lb></lb>
& to order that she may be either brought<lb></lb>
upon he Trayal this Session, or admitted to<lb></lb>
Bail, according to the Custom of this<lb></lb>
honble Court & pursuant to the Statute in<lb></lb>
that Case made and provided.</p>
<p n="158">And yor. Peticoner shall ever p<obscured></obscured>
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