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To the Worshipfull His Majestys
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The Humble Petition of
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Thomas Wilson
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Most Humbly Sheweth
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That your Petitioner is now and hath been
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for upwards of twelve Months past one of the Watchmen of the Parish
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That your Petitioner being on his duty
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about half an hour after Eleven o Clock on the night of Monday the Eleventh
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day of September last he observed two Men and two Women Standing at the
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Drury Lane
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in the Said Parish and they talking very
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Loud he desired them to go along and not disturb the Neighbourhood at
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that unreasonable hour where upon one of the Men Pushed your Petitioner
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down two Several times and then both the Men Run away
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That Your Petitioner look hold of the two
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Women who were in the Said two Mens Company and Conducted them to the
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Watchhouse where he left them in Custody of the Constable of the Night
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That your Petitioner did not in any wise
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ill treat either of the Said Women but only insisted upon their going to the
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(Vizt. Mrs.
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Alexandrina Mason
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) offered Your Petitioner a Shilling to
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let them go, which he refused having no other Intention than to prevent
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the Inhabitants from being disturbed and that the Women might give an
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had made their Escape after ill treating Your Petitioner as Aforesaid
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