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<p n="929">To the Worshipfull, <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50809_n929-1">William Mainwaring</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50809_occ248">Esquire</rs>
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, <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50809_occ249">President of the<lb></lb>
Quarter Session</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50809_geo468">County of Middlesex</rs>
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, and to the Rest of his Brethren<lb></lb>
Justices attending the Honorable Court Etc</p>
<p n="930">The humble Petition, of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50809_n930-1">Wm. Phillips</rs>
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<p n="931"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That your Worship's Petn. was Wednesday last Tryed, and Condemned<lb></lb>
To Six Months Imprisonements for an offence which he Commited Innocently<lb></lb>
And for which he is Sincierly Sorry, and Repentente.</p>
<p n="932">That your Worship's Petn. Unquainted with any Illicit Trade<lb></lb>
And then Under the order of his Master; Though his duty was, to deffend the<lb></lb>
Property Confied to his Carer</p>
<p n="933">That your Worship's Petn. was prompted to the said offence by the<lb></lb>
Many tricks Played by Sharpers in London, and the deputation of his<lb></lb>
Prosecution Chat<obscured></obscured>
Prosecution of said<obscured></obscured>
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<p n="934">That your Worships Petn. is a young Country Lad, who at home<lb></lb>
As well as in London, did allwais gett his Livelihood by an industrious, and<lb></lb>
Honest Servitude, in Virtue of which Some Gentleman of Responsible,<lb></lb>
Character, have by humanity Sign this Petn. in his Behalf, and<lb></lb>
your worship's Petr. humbly Represent, that if Confined, Confounded<lb></lb>
in a prison it will undubitely Put an End to his unhappy Existance</p>
<p n="935">Therefore your worship's Poor Petn. M<obscured></obscured>
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<p n="936"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50809_n936-1">Thomas. Evans</rs>
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