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March ye 9th. 1709
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The Bearer hereof
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Edward Scruton
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is my heigh
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bour and is an honest quiet peaceable man, he became bound for
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an insolvent neighbour of his, and it seems was Sued and execution
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served on his goods, and the debt is all payd as he tells me, and
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he and the rest (who were bound) are discharged, but dureing the
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time the Bayliff was in possession, it seems a Slow and a
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few other goods which were not his own, were fetch'd by the
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Owners off his promised and now tho the debt is fully Satis
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fied without these goods, the Bayliff hath indicted him at
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the suit of the Sherilse for carrying off these good's, and a
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bill of indictment was found against him yesterday as
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he informes me. But the reason as he Sayes is that
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the Bayliff insists an 40s, tho all Fees (and those extra
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vagant) are also payd; this is a great a buse and an hard
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shipp on the man who is very poor. Please to represent
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this to the Bench, and gett him discharged if you came
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if not I prosume he must traverse the indictment, and
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I hope his Smge recognizance will be taken, I troubles
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you with this, by reason the poor man is not able to foo
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Councell, for which I begg Your parden, My misfortune
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hath made me unfilt to appear in publick, and indeed
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very unactive I am
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Yr Humble Servant
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Jo: Plumer
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