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<p n="95">To the Right Honble The Bench of Justices for ye Coty of Middlx</p>
<p n="96">The humble Peticon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50146_n96-1">Francis Geary</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50146_occ14">late Keeper of New prison</rs>
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in ye sd<lb></lb>
County</p>
<p n="97"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That yr Petr by his Grace the late Duke of Bedford order attended this Honble<lb></lb>
Bench wth a Pension to be <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50146_occ15">Keeper of Newprison</rs>
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10th was received and a Committee<lb></lb>
chose thereupon to exam in Witnesses to the mismanagement of Mr Boreman then<lb></lb>
Keeper of the said Prison: upon examination whereof he was found guilty of<lb></lb>
severall misdemeanors for wch he was discharged of his office and yr Petr admitted<lb></lb>
into his place on wch Boreman stood in contempt and brought a Certiorari and<lb></lb>
removed the proceedings into ye Queens Bench where the same remaind nigh a<lb></lb>
Twelve month exe it was determind wch cost yr Petr above £120: in solliciting and<lb></lb>
further charges & expences before yr Petr could be fixed in the said place above £147:</p>
<p n="98">That yor Petr continued in the said Office as Keeper for about two years and<lb></lb>
executed the same with much diligence and honestly duwing wch time ye Petr for the<lb></lb>
credit and security of the said prison expended of his own proper money for necessary<lb></lb>
repaires and other conveniencies at least £33.3s.3d more wch has not yet bin payd your<lb></lb>
Petitioner.</p>
<p n="99">That yr Petr upon the decease of his Grace the late Duke of Bedford (who was a<lb></lb>
succeeded by his Grace the Duke of Buckingham was discharged from his said Office<lb></lb>
of Keeper without any satisfaction made for ye charges and expence yr Petr had bin at<lb></lb>
wch put him under severall inconveniencies and renderd him altogether uncapeable<lb></lb>
of endeavouring to be repaid his money so disbursed as aforesaid.</p>
<p n="100">Yor Petr therefore humbly prayes yor Honor wilbe<lb></lb>
pleasd to take into ye consideration the great loss and<lb></lb>
hardship yor Petr labour under that he may be<lb></lb>
replaced in his said office Or otherwise that the<lb></lb>
now Keeper who reaps the benefit thereof may<lb></lb>
reimburse yor Petr the moneys so laid out as<lb></lb>
aforesaid Or be releived therein as to yr Honrs shall<lb></lb>
think fott.</p>
<p n="101">And yor Petr shall ever pray etc</p>
<p n="102"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50146_n102-1">Francis Geary</rs>
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