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Our Sovereign Lord the King
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To the Worshipfull
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William Cowper
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and the rest of the Worshipfull Bench of Justices Sitting at the Sessions
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of the peace now holden at
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The Humble petition of
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John Price
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one of the Defts in this Cause
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Sheweth
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Edmund Slack
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who is
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a poor man and keeps a Stall or Cellar in
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and getts his living by
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mending of Shoes
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being acquainted with one
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the Prosecutor
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in this Cause
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money Lender otherwise called an
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St appears by a Promissory
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Rate now in the Custody of the said
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Signed by the Said
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Edmund Slack
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Edward Pocock
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John Thompson
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John Whitney
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and dated July 22d 1729 whereby the
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Persons last before named Jointly and Seperately promise to pay upon demand to
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the
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John Adams
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or his Order the Sum of Forty Shillings for vallue reced with
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Lawfull Interest
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That the Said
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Elizabeth Slack
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having the Said Rate in her custody She was by
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Virtue of a Warrt. procured by the Said Adams taken by a Constable and brought before the
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Worshipfull Justice Mercer and thereupon Your Petitioner was desired to go with the Sd.
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Elizabeth Slack
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which he accordingly did and Justice Mercer hearing the Accusation of
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the said
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against the said
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Elizabeth Slack
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was pleased to discharge the
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Warrt. And Since the sd.
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John Adams
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prferred a Bill of Indictmt. agt. the said
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Elizabeth
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Slack
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and your Petr a copy where of is hereunto annoxed
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That your Petitioner being taken upon a Bench Warrt. put in Bail and at the
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next Sessions Your Petitioner appeared and pleaded not guilty to the sd. Indictment and
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Since gave Notice to try and traverse the said Indictmt and caused a Venire to be Issued
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out for that Purpose but the Traverse not comeing on your petitioner on Fryday the 24th
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Instant caused another notice to be given for the Traversing the sd. Indictmt on Wednesday
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the 29th. Instant in order to acquit himself thereof and discharge his and his Securitys
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Recognizance
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That your Petitioner by reason of Indisposition of body and ill State of health
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having ulcers in his Kidneys and Bladder occasioned by the Stone and other misfortunes is now
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reduced to great poverty and necessity and being intirely Innocent of what the sd.
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John Adams
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(who
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is the Prosecutor in this Cause and Stands Indicted in this Court for willfull and corrupt perjury)
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charges your Petitioner withall and being desirdons to acquit himself and discharge his Securitys
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Your Petitioner therefore humbly recommends his deplorable Case to your
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Worships Tender Consideration not only in regard to his Indisposition of body and
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ill State of health but allso to his poverty and his charge & expence in bringing the Said
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Indictmt. in order for Tryall before and humbly prays Your Worships will please to
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remit him the Fees of the Court usuall in this and Such like cases
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And your petitioner Shall every pray Etc
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