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<p n="110">To the Honble <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50435_n110-1">Thomas Lediard</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50435_occ66">Esqr</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50435_occ67">Chairman</rs>
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: And the rest of the Worshipfull<lb></lb>
Bench of Justices Assembled at the Sessions<lb></lb>
of the peace for the Citty and Liberty of<lb></lb>
Westmr: this day held by Adjournmt.</p>
<p n="111">The Humble Petition of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50435_n111-1">Anthony Bourke</rs>
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<p n="112"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Most Humbly Sheweth</note>
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That your paid Petitr. was Tryed and Legally Convicted<lb></lb>
the last Quarter Sessions of the peace for the Paid Citty<lb></lb>
and Liberty and was by this Honble Court Sentenced to a<lb></lb>
Years Imprisonment :</p>
<p n="113">That your poor Petisioner Declares to<lb></lb>
God and to the Hon:ble Court that his Misconduct in<lb></lb>
this late Behaviour to his Master: (for which he Sincerely, begs<lb></lb>
God and his Said masters pardon) was the meer Effects of his<lb></lb>
un happy passion; and not of any Hatred or Premeditated malice</p>
<p n="114">That your Said Petisioner is by means of<lb></lb>
Lying three Months upon the Cold floor, almost, Deprived of the<lb></lb>
in Hire use of his Limbs:</p>
<p n="115">Therefore your Said Petisioner Humbly<lb></lb>
prays (that in as much as his said master, the Honble <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50435_occ68">Capt</rs>
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.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50435_n115-1">Richard Lambert</rs>
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, hath Honourably promised to in terned to this<lb></lb>
Hon:ble Court in his favour, that the Hon:ble Court Could<lb></lb>
Mercifully Condesend to Mitigate your Said Petisioners Limited<lb></lb>
time and punishment: And by that means your Worships will<lb></lb>
be under God, the Happy means of preserving the Lieves of<lb></lb>
three Misserable Objects To wit, your poor Humble Suppliant<lb></lb>
who is in a Misserable Harving Condition: a poor helpless Sickly<lb></lb>
wife who is So fargone with Child, that, She hath no time<lb></lb>
to reckon: and a young Daughter Sierce Thirteen years old<lb></lb>
whose Ruin your poor petisioner would gladly prevent: and he<lb></lb>
Seers, is Inevitable unless he is Immediately Extricated<lb></lb>
Pour Poor Petisioner Humbly prays God to Bless the Honourable<lb></lb>
Bench of Justices of or whose welfare and Happiness your said<lb></lb>
Petisioner <obscured></obscured>
pray whilst</p>
<p n="116"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50435_n116-1">Anthony Bourke</rs>
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