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<p n="1062">To <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50847_n1062-1">William Mainwaring</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50847_occ190">Esquire</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50847_occ190" type="occupation" value="Esquire"></interp>
and others his<lb></lb>
Fellows Justices of our Lord the King assigned to keep the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50847_geo325">County of Middlesex</rs>
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and also to hear and determine divers<lb></lb>
Felonies Trespasses and other Misdemeanours committed in<lb></lb>
the said County at the General Session of the Peace holden<lb></lb>
in and for the said County on Monday the 6th. day of July<lb></lb>
1789 at the Session house for the said County</p>
<p n="1063">The Humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50847_n1063-1">Edward<lb></lb>
Bartholomew Clarke</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="1064"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That your Petitioner previous to April Session last past<lb></lb>
was committed by <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50847_n1064-1">Nicholas Bond</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50847_n1064-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50847_occ191">Esquire</rs>
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to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50847_geo326">Clerkenwell Bridewell</rs>
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<lb></lb>
for Assaulting <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50847_n1064-2">John Clark</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50847_n1064-3">Richard Clidsdale</rs>
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where your<lb></lb>
Petitioner remained some time for want of Bail</p>
<p n="1065">That in April Session aforesaid two seperate Bills of<lb></lb>
Indictment were found by the Grand Jury against your Petitioner<lb></lb>
and one <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50847_n1065-1">Ann King</rs>
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since deceased by the said John and Richard<lb></lb>
and your Petitioner put in Bail thereto and gave Notice to the said<lb></lb>
Prosecutors that your Petitioner would appear and plead and try<lb></lb>
his Traverse to such Bills in June Session then next ensuring</p>
<p n="1066">That your Petitioner did accordingly appear and was ready<lb></lb>
to try his Traverse according to such Notice but the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50847_n1066-1">Ann King</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50847_n1066-1" type="surname" value="King"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50847_n1066-1" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
<lb></lb>
being then confined by Illness to her Bed and unable to appear<lb></lb>
the Prosecutors declined proceeding on their said Indictments and<lb></lb>
your Petitioner was under the necessity of respiting his<lb></lb>
Recognizance till the next Session</p>
<p n="1067">That on the 17th. day of the said Month of June the said<lb></lb>
Prosecutors gave Notice in Writing to your Petitioner that two<lb></lb>
seperate now Indictments were found against your Petitioner<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50847_n1067-1">Ann King</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50847_n1067-1" type="surname" value="King"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50847_n1067-1" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
since deceased for Assaulting and ill treating<lb></lb>
the said John and Richard and that unless your Petitioner put<lb></lb>
in Bail within 8 days from the date thereof to try his Traverse<lb></lb>
the then next Sessions Certificates would be got and your Petitioners<lb></lb>
taken up</p>
<p n="1068">That your Petitioner put in Bail accordingly to try his Traverse<lb></lb>
to such last Indictments and accordingly the same came on to be<lb></lb>
tried on Tuesday last and your Petitioner was found Guilty thereon</p>
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