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To
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Mainwaring Esquire One of his Majesty's
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Petiton of
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William Field
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Sheweth
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That your Petitioner was indicted in October Sessions last for having
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Sarah Stephens
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William Green
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That the Matter
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was at that Tims brought into Court but
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that
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might not
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to the Public (which if done must inevitably
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Sarah Stephens
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) it was then agreed by
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the
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gement the
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of Parties not in
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Bridge Street
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when it was determined
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to aforesaid
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Sarah Stephens
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the Sum of Ten
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Pounds
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to aforesaid Willans Green the Sums of two Pounds.
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Your Petitioner con
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himself
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and not having at in his Power
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to pay
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as settled by Arbitration your Petition
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was the present Sessions
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into Court in Order to receive Judgement who
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he understands is to be
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untill the said Sum of Twelve Pounds
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be paid.
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Your Petitioner by is have to observe that the Prosecutors have in
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that your Petitioner has in Annuity of Thirty Pounds of Annum which Assault
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Respect request and untrue and it was on that Account only that
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the Arbitrator thought proper to adjudge said Sums of Twelve Pounds to be paid.
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The Law Charges on this Prosecution have already been very great insomuch
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that your Petitioner is not
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to discharge the same.
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Your Petitioner there
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prays that the Court will be pleased to take the
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Matter into Consideration
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they will order a Mitigation of the Fine, which
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your Petitioners is by
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enabled to pay otherwise that they will cause him
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to be Imprisoned for a
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as the Court shall think proper.
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Your Petitioner
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and your Petitioners
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bound without pray Etc
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Willm. Field
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Your Petitioner
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begs Lawe to observe that this Prosecution
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commenced mowly
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Sarah Stephens
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now
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