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To the worshipfull Chairman & the rest
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of the worshipfull Justices of the Peace
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The humble petr. of
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Benjamin Campbell Hamilton
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Sheweth
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That your poor petr. hath but in the
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westmr. two Sessions's and the last Session
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while your poor petr. was in Court heard his
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Prosecutor was in Court your Poor Petr. then
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most humbly beggd to be tried the Honble. Chair
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man St.
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John Gonson
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Ordered the Cryer to
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Call my Prosecutor my Prosecutor not appeared
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your poor Petr. was remanded bank to Goal
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where he hath remanded back to Goal
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where he hath remanded Ever Since
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That your Petr. hath with the Uttermost indeavour
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made All the Dilligent Search & inquiry
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made After your poor petr. prosecuter not against this
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onely butt Allsoe did indeavour to find him out thinking ye
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poor petr. Should be tried Att the Ajourment in August last
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And therefore your Poor Petr. most humbly
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Beggs that this Honble. Court
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that this
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will
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give themselves the Trouble as to inquire of
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Mr Bignel Turnkey of the Gatehouse & he
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will Satisfie this Honble. Court what I have
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incerted is truth and your Poor Petr. Shall Ever
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be bound to pray.
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Benjamin Campbell Hamilton
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And therefore most humbly beggs As your Poor Petr Could not find his Prosecutor let Fryday last that this
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Houble. Court Wild like my five months Confinemt. into Consideration the person being in
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Court that Served the Notice, the Affidavit and Notice being Annexed to this
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