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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50673_geo297">Bride</rs>
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June 3d. 1777</p>
<p n="474">To the Worshipfull; His Maj<obscured></obscured>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50673_occ164">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the County<obscured></obscured>
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Middle<obscured></obscured>
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<p n="475">The Humble petition of the Unhappy prisoners<lb></lb>
try'd last Sepr. Sessions 1776 for Petty<lb></lb>
Larceny and sentences to hard Labour in<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50673_geo298">House of Correction</rs>
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for 3 Years</p>
<p n="476">We Your Miserable and Unfortunate Petitioners<lb></lb>
Resole wth. remorse and deep contrition for the in<obscured></obscured>
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they have made in their Country Laws the drea<obscured></obscured>
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Consequence of which they now Labour under in a<lb></lb>
deprivation of their liberty with the accumulated<lb></lb>
wretchedness of the most penurious want and the<lb></lb>
most fearfull distress</p>
<p n="477">Desirous to make every repars<obscured></obscured>
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they possibly can to their Country they woud<obscured></obscured>
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to serve his Majesty on board any of his<lb></lb>
WarOn which Condition and in Consider<obscured></obscured>
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of their Youth fully persuaded of the Mercy<obscured></obscured>
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Lenity of this Honorable Court they humbly im<obscured></obscured>
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a remission of their sentence and your petitioners<lb></lb>
as in Duty bound shall ever pray Etc. Etc. Etc</p>
<p n="478">Josepth Forward Aged 17<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50673_n478-1">Thos Carpenter</rs>
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