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To the Worshipful his Majestys
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Justices of the
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Peter Wallace
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Francis Foster
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John Harris
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Most Humbly Sheweth
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That your Petitioners were Summonsed to make their
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Returns of the List of Jurors in their several Districts on the
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Sixth Instant at
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Westminster
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That your Petitioners attended accordingly, and
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made their Returns, and were Sworn in of the Jury
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They were ordered to attend their Foreman, but the
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Croud being great they could not See, neither did they
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know who their Foreman was; they waited in Court
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till about Two O Clock, when the Crier informed
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them they might depart and attend again at
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Four O'Clock.
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That on your Petitioners leaving the Hall
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they used their utmost diligence to find out the
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but without Effect. They attended again
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at the Hall long before the Doors were opened, and
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were there Informed the
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was then at a
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Public House the Corner of Downing Street, where your
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Petitioners went and was then Informed they were
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each of them fined Five Pounds.
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That each of your Petitioners are willing to
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make Oath of the Truth of this their Petition, and that
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it was their Intention to have performed their Duty, and
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that they Erred only through want of Information.
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21st October
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1785
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Your Petitioners therefore most humbly hope
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your Worships will be kindly pleased to take
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their case into consideration, and as they did not
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wilfully Err that the said Fine may be taken off
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or at least initigated so low as not to Distress your
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Petitioners, who as in duty bound will over Pray Etc.
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