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<p n="342">To the Worshipfull the<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50701_occ152">Justices of the peace</rs>
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now<lb></lb>
Sitting att <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50701_geo162">Hicks's hall</rs>
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London</p>
<p n="343"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
The humble petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50701_n343-1">John<lb></lb>
Cowles</rs>
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</p>
<p n="344">That your petr: being a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50701_occ153">Bodies maker</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Lodging att one <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50701_n344-1">John Corborns</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50701_geo163">house in St Katherins Lane</rs>
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<lb></lb>
who being out of his Lodging att the houre of 10 at might<lb></lb>
with Some worke and att his returne haine was refused<lb></lb>
Entrance whereupon both parties being in a great passion<lb></lb>
a quarrell happend betwixt them, and your petr was carred<lb></lb>
before Justice Constable, who for want of Baile was sent to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50701_geo164">new<lb></lb>
prison</rs>
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<p n="345">Your Petitioner therefore<lb></lb>
being upwards of 50 yeares, old and sickly<lb></lb>
and miserables poore and noe prosecution<lb></lb>
agt him Most humbly prayes this Honble<lb></lb>
Court to discharge him out of prison wch out<lb></lb>
Fees, he being noe waies able to pay one<lb></lb>
penny and a Young child, and bigg with<lb></lb>
another</p>
<p n="346">and he shal pray Etc</p>
<p n="347">Petition of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50701_n347-1">John Cowles</rs>
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