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<p n="1012">To the worshipfull Chairman & the rest<lb></lb>
of the worshipfull Justices of the Peace<lb></lb>
now Assembled in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50295_geo609">Westmr. Hall</rs>
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in and<lb></lb>
for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50295_geo610">City & Liberty of westmr</rs>
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<p n="1013">The humble petr. of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50295_n1013-26">Benjamin Campbell Hamilton</rs>
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<p n="1014"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That your poor petr. hath but in the<obscured></obscured>
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westmr. two Sessions's and the last Session<obscured></obscured>
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while your poor petr. was in Court heard his<lb></lb>
Prosecutor was in Court your Poor Petr. then<lb></lb>
most humbly beggd to be tried the Honble. Chair<lb></lb>
man St. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50295_n1014-1">John Gonson</rs>
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Ordered the Cryer to<lb></lb>
Call my Prosecutor my Prosecutor not appeared<lb></lb>
your poor Petr. was remanded bank to Goal<lb></lb>
where he hath remanded back to Goal<lb></lb>
where he hath remanded Ever Since</p>
<p n="1015">That your Petr. hath with the Uttermost indeavour <obscured></obscured>
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made All the Dilligent Search & inquiry<obscured></obscured>
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made After your poor petr. prosecuter not against this<obscured></obscured>
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onely butt Allsoe did indeavour to find him out thinking ye<lb></lb>
poor petr. Should be tried Att the Ajourment in August last</p>
<p n="1016">And therefore your Poor Petr. most humbly<lb></lb>
Beggs that this Honble. Court<del>that this</del>
will<lb></lb>
give themselves the Trouble as to inquire of<lb></lb>
Mr Bignel Turnkey of the Gatehouse & he<lb></lb>
will Satisfie this Honble. Court what I have<lb></lb>
incerted is truth and your Poor Petr. Shall Ever<lb></lb>
be bound to pray.</p>
<p n="1017">Benjamin Campbell Hamilton</p>
<p n="1018">And therefore most humbly beggs As your Poor Petr Could not find his Prosecutor let Fryday last that this<lb></lb>
Houble. Court Wild like my five months Confinemt. into Consideration the person being in<lb></lb>
Court that Served the Notice, the Affidavit and Notice being Annexed to this<lb></lb>
Petition</p>
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