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<p n="255">To the Honble: the Bench of Justices now Sitting a<obscured></obscured>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50696_geo99">Hicks Hall</rs>
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in the County of Middx</p>
<p n="256">The Humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50696_n256-1">Luke Fenley</rs>
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<p n="257"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That your Poor petr. has been confined fore above 5 Weekes in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50696_geo100">New Prison</rs>
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and having a fine of Ten pounds to pay which your Petr. is to farr<lb></lb>
Unable to pay that he hath not 5s. in all the World, but for want thereof<lb></lb>
must Miserably perish in that Loathserne Prison, (and his poor Distressed<lb></lb>
Wife & Two Children also Starve Whole depend are wholly on yr Petrs<lb></lb>
Labours.) unless your Honrs. Comiserate his Condition</p>
<p n="258">Your Poor Petr. therefore most Humbly &<lb></lb>
and Earnestly Implores & beseeches your<lb></lb>
Honrs. will be Grationtly pleased to release him<lb></lb>
of the said Fyne and your Petr. will Imediately<lb></lb>
cheerfully enter himselfe into her Majties<lb></lb>
Sewine us a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50696_occ91">Soldier</rs>
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and for Ever Servently<lb></lb>
& In assembly Pray for your Honrs Preservation</p>
<p n="259"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50696_n259-1">Luke Finley</rs>
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