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<p n="280">To <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50610_n280-1">William Hawkins</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50610_occ75">Esqr</rs>
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. and the rest of the<lb></lb>
Justices now Sitting at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50610_geo200">Hicks's Hall</rs>
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<p n="281">The Humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50610_n281-1">Patk. Fox</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50610_n281-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
a poor <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50610_occ76">Labourer</rs>
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<p n="282"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That your Petr. was Convicted on the first of July Instant<lb></lb>
for an Assault upon <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50610_n282-1">Ann Stevens</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50610_n282-1" type="surname" value="Stevens"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50610_n282-1" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
and the Court was pleased for Impose<lb></lb>
a Fine upon him of £30 which your Petr. is Totally unable Pray</p>
<p n="283">That your Petr. not worth ten<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50610_occ77">Wife</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50610_occ77" type="occupation" value="Wife"></interp>
and<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
two Small Children whose Subsistance entirely<lb></lb>
depends upon your Petrs. Manual Labour</p>
<p n="284">That your Petr. by means of this prosecution, and his having been<lb></lb>
Impressed is reduced to the greatest distress and misery</p>
<p n="285">That your Petr. has neither House nor Goods whatsoever,<lb></lb>
and If the Sentence is not allowed, the Same will amount to the<lb></lb>
Perpetual Imprisonment of your Petr; Whereby your Petr. and his<lb></lb>
Family will be reduced to the greatest misery and Want and must<lb></lb>
Inevitably become a Charge to the parish as by the Affidavit<lb></lb>
Annexed appears</p>
<p n="286">Your Petr. therefore most humbly Prays That<lb></lb>
you will be pleased to alter, or Miligate the said<lb></lb>
Sentence, or grant your Petr. Such other Relief<lb></lb>
as the nature and Circumstances of his Case and<lb></lb>
distress requires</p>
<p n="287">And your Petr. shall ever pray<lb></lb>
<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Bald Fox</p>
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