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To the Right Worppll: his Maties: Justices of the peace for the
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County of Middx.
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The humble peticon of
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Thomas Ward
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St:James Clerkenwell
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in the said County
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Hemp Dresser
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Humbly Sheweth
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That yor peticonr: in September 1713 (and for severall years
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before) was Hemp dresser and
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to Capt: Boreman deced
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late Governer of the house of Correccon for the said County,
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and there the happening a notorious Riott and Matiny by
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severall of the Convicts comitted from Newgate to the said prison
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at which time
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Edward Perry
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the Turnkey was killed, yor petr.
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by aiding and assisting the said Capt: Boreman in Suppressing
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of the said Rioters and Mutiny and Endeavouring to prvent
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them and other prisonrs. from making their escape out of the
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said prison was in a very dangerous manner wounded by the
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said Convicts by receiving severall thrusts into his body
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with Swords and other armes and severall mtts and bruises
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upon his head and part of his Nose was bitt off by one of the
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said Convicts to the great danger of his life, of wch: wounds
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and bruises he languished for the space of two months and
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upwards as will be testified by Mr. Peace the surgeon and
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Mr. Browne the Apothecary and others.
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That yor petr. is a very poor man having a wife one child and
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his wife now with child and is only Hemp dresser to the said
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house of Correccon under the wages of Eight Shillings per
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week and utterly uncapable of paying the Surgeon and
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Apothecary who since the said Capt: Boremans death demand
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of yor petr: for the care of the said wounds and bruises the
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pounds Six Shillings and four pen
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without
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the aid and assistance of this Honoble: Court
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Yor petr: therefore most humbly prays yor: Worppr: will
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be pleased & consider his case and condicon & to make such
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order herein for yor petr: releife in the prmisses as to
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yor: Worppr: shall seem meet
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And yor. petr. as in duty bound shall pray Etc.
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