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<p n="108">To the Worshipfull Bench<lb></lb>
of Justices at Hicks Hall in-<lb></lb>
St. John Street</p>
<p n="109">The humble petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50249_n109-1">John Spenson</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="110"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
</p>
<p n="111">That Your Peticoner being violently Asse<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
and bruised by one <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50249_n111-1">James Teegood</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50249_n111-1" type="surname" value="Teegood"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50249_n111-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
and by some unlawfull<lb></lb>
Weapon received a Blow upon one of his Eyes which<lb></lb>
not only renderd him incapable of working for his Family<lb></lb>
but lay in Anguish and under a Phisitians hands for<lb></lb>
upwards of two Weeks</p>
<p n="112">That Your Petr.<del>for</del>
had a. Warrt. for such abuse & had<lb></lb>
the said Toogood apprehended who refused to make any<lb></lb>
Recompence or Satisfaccon to Your Petr. for the same<lb></lb>
And Your Petr. the last Sessions held for this County<lb></lb>
had a Bill of Indictmt. found against the said Toogood<lb></lb>
To which the said Toogood then and now in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50249_geo37">New Prison</rs>
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<lb></lb>
the last day of the last Sessions was brought up to this<lb></lb>
Court and pleaded<del>not</del>
Guilty without giveing any<lb></lb>
Notice of such Plea</p>
<p n="113">Therefore may it please Your Wopps<lb></lb>
to appoint that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50249_n113-1">James Toogood</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50249_n113-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
may<lb></lb>
be brought for<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
as Your Worshipps shall please to appoint to take<lb></lb>
his Trydall upon the said Indictment</p>
<p n="114">And Your Petr. shall ever pray<lb></lb>
Etc</p>
<p n="115"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50249_n115-1">John Spenson</rs>
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