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The King
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agt.
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Jercel Walker}
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To the Worshipfull Bench of Justices holding the General
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Sessions of the Peace at
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The Humble Petition and Appeal of
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Israel Walker
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the Deft.
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Sheweth
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That Your Petir. on the
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27th. day of Janry. last
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was brought before
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Esqr. one of the Justices of the Peace for the Sd. County and was there in Justly
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Charged by a Watchman of the Parish of
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St. Paul Covert Garden
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with having
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broken his Lanthern the night before, And white your Petr. was Sorn ye Presence
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of the Said
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Henry Fielding
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Colin Campbell
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happened to Come there upon So
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other Occasion and Seeing your Petr. did Charge him with having on
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day of the Said January Played and Betted at Certain unlawfull Game or
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Play called Hussell Cap the Same being a Game or Play of Chance At the
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House of one Mrs. Burton in
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in the Parish of
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And that your Petr. in Conservancy with one Cornsay heated ye St. Colin of ye Sum
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of fifteen Shillings the Property of the Said Colin As they lay on the Table before
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him while the said Colin Chanced to look an other way Whereupon the said
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Henry Fielding
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did then Committ your Petr. to the House of Correction at
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Clerkenwell
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and did afterwards on the fourth day of this Instant February
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lodge a Detainer on your Petr. on the Same Complaints as Rogne & Vagabond
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by ye Annexed Copys of ye Sd. Committal & Detainer Appear.
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That your Petr did not Play at any Game whatever with ye Sd.
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Colin
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Campbell
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or any other Person Nor was in any Sert in Confederacy with the
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Said Conway in Cheating the Sd. Campbell of fifteen Shillings or any other Sum
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whatsoever But on the Contrary the Sd. Campbell and Conway having
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Played Sometime at the said Game for a Shilling a Chance The Sd. Campbell
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proposed to your Petr. a Bett of a Crown the best of his Chance agt. Sd. Cornsay
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And your Petr. Stood the Bett and lost it to ye Sd. Campbell and also three
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further Betts at a Crown each afterwards and then gave the Said Campbell
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a Guinea and reced a Shilling in Change thereof from lain And your Petr.
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was in further or otherwise Concerned in ye Sd. Playing or Betting And parted
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the said Campbell in FriendShipAnd you Petr. was totally Ignore at then
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that ye said Game or Betting there at was unlawfull.
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That your Petr. is now and hath been and to as keeper within ye
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Liberty of
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Westminster
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for abt. two Years last Past And a
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Dealer
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in Brandy & other Spirituere
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Liquors & Commodities in the whse Saleway Whereby he Supported himself and
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his Family, And is now Passed of a Dwelling house in
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James Street
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where he and his Family have Resided for above Six Months
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last Past Precedent to your Petrs. Present Continent.
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That your Petr. is a great Sufferer in his Trade and business as well
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as in his Credit by being solving in Continent under ye Character of a Regne &
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Vagabond.
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