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<p n="716"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Hond: Sir</note>
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I Most humbly Entreat Your Pardon for being<lb></lb>
thus troublesome as also hope for your favourable<lb></lb>
Excuse for Me to the Court for My Neglect in attending<lb></lb>
at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50795_geo1047">Guild</rs>
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hall <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50795_geo1048">Westminster</rs>
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to a precept from Mr<lb></lb>
Wild which was not a Willfull neglect but as I have<lb></lb>
A Large famoly And in order to Support them I have<lb></lb>
Engaged Myself as a Weekly Man to an Upholden and<lb></lb>
Undertakes Who happened to Make A distrass on goods<lb></lb>
and put me in prosecution which we Expected would be<lb></lb>
Settled in a few hours but before I could be Discharged<lb></lb>
therefrom I was too late to Meet the gentleman and<lb></lb>
My wife is laid up three 3 Weeks with a bad legg<lb></lb>
or I would have been able to have Came in time but<lb></lb>
as I had no presentments to Make I hope You will<lb></lb>
Represent My Case to the Court in the favourables<lb></lb>
Light you Can and you will Hond. Sir Ever oblidge</p>
<p n="717">Your oblidged obedt and humble Servt.</p>
<p n="718">Apl. 8th.. 1785</p>
<p n="719">No 27 <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50795_geo1049">Queen Street</rs>
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<p n="720"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50795_n720-1">James Thompson</rs>
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