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