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<p n="401">Opportunitys of Hardship and Oppression, Several Persons<lb></lb>
having been oppressed by them, And particularly one <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50674_n401-1">Claude<lb></lb>
Jayot</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50674_n401-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
(a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50674_occ130">Housekeeper</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50674_geo339">Spitalfields</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50674_geo339" type="placeName" value="Spitalfields"></interp>
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) had his House broke and<lb></lb>
entred at eight o'Clock on Saturday Evening of the 22d. of August<lb></lb>
last by Several of the Justices Men (armed with Pistols and Cutlasses) and their Assistants (who if<lb></lb>
Possible are worse than themselves) when they well knew, the Justice<lb></lb>
was gone from his Office, And that the Party could not have a<lb></lb>
hearing, and therefore they took and carried the said Claude Jayot<lb></lb>
to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50674_geo340">Clerkenwell Prison</rs>
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, by way of Punishing him, where he lay till<lb></lb>
the Monday following, and was then carried before the said<lb></lb>
Justice Penleaze, on a dispute touching the Weaving a Piece of<lb></lb>
Mantua Silk</p>
<p n="402">That Your Memoralists beg leave to Observe<lb></lb>
that if these things are permitted, the Inhabitants in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50674_geo341">and</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50674_geo341" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
near<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50674_geo342">Spitalfields</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50674_geo342" type="placeName" value="Spitalfields"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50674_geo342" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
, will not be free from the Ravages of these People,<lb></lb>
and Your Memoralists will be in danger of continual Law<lb></lb>
Suits, in executing their Office</p>
<p n="403">Your Memoralists therefore with all<lb></lb>
Submission, presume to lay these Facts<lb></lb>
before You, And hope Your Worships will<lb></lb>
be pleased to take such Steps, as shall<lb></lb>
effectually prevent in future, this great<lb></lb>
abuse of Public Justice,</p>
<p n="404">And Your Petitioners will ever pray</p>
<p n="405"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50674_n405-1">Wm. Boyd</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50674_n405-2">John Beard</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50674_n405-3">Philip Hill</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50674_n405-4">Daniel Willis</rs>
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<p n="406"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50674_n406-1">Thos Ambrose</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50674_n406-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50674_n406-2">William Rider</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50674_n406-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50674_n406-3">George Hurst</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50674_n406-3" type="given" value="George"></interp>
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