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<p n="256"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50104_geo146">Bedford Row </rs>
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<rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50104_date39">March ye 9th. 1709</rs>
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<p n="257"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sr</note>
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The Bearer hereof <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50104_n257-1">Edward Scruton</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50104_occ61">Mason</rs>
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is my heigh<lb></lb>
bour and is an honest quiet peaceable man, he became bound for<lb></lb>
an insolvent neighbour of his, and it seems was Sued and execution<lb></lb>
served on his goods, and the debt is all payd as he tells me, and<lb></lb>
he and the rest (who were bound) are discharged, but dureing the<lb></lb>
time the Bayliff was in possession, it seems a Slow and a<lb></lb>
few other goods which were not his own, were fetch'd by the<lb></lb>
Owners off his promised and now tho the debt is fully Satis<lb></lb>
fied without these goods, the Bayliff hath indicted him at<lb></lb>
the suit of the Sherilse for carrying off these good's, and a<lb></lb>
bill of indictment was found against him yesterday as<lb></lb>
he informes me. But the reason as he Sayes is that<lb></lb>
the Bayliff insists an 40s, tho all Fees (and those extra<lb></lb>
vagant) are also payd; this is a great a buse and an hard<lb></lb>
shipp on the man who is very poor. Please to represent<lb></lb>
this to the Bench, and gett him discharged if you came <lb></lb>
if not I prosume he must traverse the indictment, and<lb></lb>
I hope his Smge recognizance will be taken, I troubles<lb></lb>
you with this, by reason the poor man is not able to foo<lb></lb>
Councell, for which I begg Your parden, My misfortune<lb></lb>
hath made me unfilt to appear in publick, and indeed<lb></lb>
very unactive I am</p>
<p n="258">Yr Humble Servant<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50104_n258-63">Jo: Plumer</rs>
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