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<p n="1662">hearing what Your Appellant had to offer, as a Reason for the Dog's being<lb></lb>
there, Immediately resorted to Sir <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50633_n1662-1">John Fieldings</rs>
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for a Warrant, & caused your<lb></lb>
appellant to be taken up & carried before Sir <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50633_n1662-2">John Fielding</rs>
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& <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50633_n1662-3">Thos Hynston</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50633_occ122">Esqr</rs>
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, Two of his Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50633_occ123">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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in & for the sd County without<lb></lb>
Permitting Your appellant to get his witnesses to go with his; when and where<lb></lb>
Your appellant was upon the Oaths of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50633_n1662-4">John Stephens</rs>
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, and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50633_n1662-5">Robert Howard</rs>
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,<lb></lb>
convicted for unlawfully Stealing a Dog on the 25th. Day of Augt then last<lb></lb>
at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50633_geo83">Parish of Hampton wick</rs>
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in the sd County of Middx from the sd <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50633_n1662-6">John<lb></lb>
Stephens</rs>
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the Owner thereof agt. the Statute in that case made & Provided<lb></lb>
& so forfeit the seem of £20</p>
<p n="1663">That your Appellant well knowing that the Conviction was unjust<lb></lb>
and that he was able to prove,that he had no Intention of Stealing the sd<lb></lb>
Dog, or to defect the sd <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50633_n1663-1">Jno. Stephens</rs>
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of his Right and Property in the sd Dog;<lb></lb>
he did refuse to Pay the sd Sum of £20, although Demanded so to do by<lb></lb>
the sd last mentioned Justices, where upon the same Justices Committed Year<lb></lb>
appellant to the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50633_geo84">House of Correction</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50633_geo85">Clerkenwell</rs>
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for the Space of Six<lb></lb>
Calendar Months</p>
<p n="1664">That by a Clause contained in the sd Statute, Your appellant<lb></lb>
(thin king himself aggrieved by the sd Conviction, & order of Committment<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
is empowered to appeal to your Worships who are thereby likewise<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Empowered to hear,& finally Determine, the Causes,& Matters of this<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Appeal, in a Summary way; & Award such Costs to Your appellant as<lb></lb>
You shall think proper</p>
<p n="1665">Therefore, and for as much as Your <lb></lb>
Appellant thinks himself aggrieved by means of<lb></lb>
the sd Premes; he humbly hopes, Your worships will<lb></lb>
grant him such Relief therein as the Nature of him<lb></lb>
Case Requires; and for as much as the sd. Conviction,<lb></lb>
or Order of Committment are in themselves repugn<lb></lb>
Contradictory & want Form Etc that the same may<lb></lb>
be Quashed</p>
<p n="1666"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50633_n1666-1">Richard Noyes</rs>
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W:</p>
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