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<p n="577">To<obscured></obscured>
Mainwaring Esquire One of his Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50893_occ293">Justices of the<lb></lb>
Peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50893_geo840">County of Middlesex</rs>
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And Chairman at the Sessions<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
</p>
<p n="578"> <obscured></obscured>
Petiton of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50893_n578-1">William Field</rs>
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</p>
<p n="579"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That your Petitioner was indicted in October Sessions last for having<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50893_n579-1">Sarah Stephens</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50893_n579-2">William Green</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50893_n579-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
.</p>
<p n="580">That the Matter<obscured></obscured>
was at that Tims brought into Court but<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
that<obscured></obscured>
might not<obscured></obscured>
to the Public (which if done must inevitably<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50893_n580-1">Sarah Stephens</rs>
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) it was then agreed by<lb></lb>
the<obscured></obscured>
should been settled by<obscured></obscured>
</p>
<p n="581"> <obscured></obscured>
gement the<obscured></obscured>
of Parties not in<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
House <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50893_geo841">Bridge Street</rs>
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when it was determined<lb></lb>
that<obscured></obscured>
to aforesaid <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50893_n581-1">Sarah Stephens</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50893_n581-1" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
the Sum of Ten<lb></lb>
Pounds<obscured></obscured>
to aforesaid Willans Green the Sums of two Pounds.</p>
<p n="582">Your Petitioner con<obscured></obscured>
himself<obscured></obscured>
and not having at in his Power<lb></lb>
to pay<obscured></obscured>
as settled by Arbitration your Petition<lb></lb>
was the present Sessions<obscured></obscured>
into Court in Order to receive Judgement who<lb></lb>
he understands is to be<obscured></obscured>
untill the said Sum of Twelve Pounds<lb></lb>
be paid.</p>
<p n="583">Your Petitioner by is have to observe that the Prosecutors have in<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
that your Petitioner has in Annuity of Thirty Pounds of Annum which Assault<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
Respect request and untrue and it was on that Account only that<lb></lb>
the Arbitrator thought proper to adjudge said Sums of Twelve Pounds to be paid.</p>
<p n="584">The Law Charges on this Prosecution have already been very great insomuch<lb></lb>
that your Petitioner is not<obscured></obscured>
to discharge the same.</p>
<p n="585">Your Petitioner there<obscured></obscured>
prays that the Court will be pleased to take the<lb></lb>
Matter into Consideration<obscured></obscured>
they will order a Mitigation of the Fine, which<lb></lb>
your Petitioners is by<obscured></obscured>
enabled to pay otherwise that they will cause him<lb></lb>
to be Imprisoned for a<obscured></obscured>
as the Court shall think proper.</p>
<p n="586">Your Petitioner<obscured></obscured>
bly cases your Attention to this his Petitioner<lb></lb>
and your Petitioners<obscured></obscured>
bound without pray Etc</p>
<p n="587"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50893_n587-1">Willm. Field</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50893_n587-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
</p>
<p n="588">Your Petitioner<obscured></obscured>
begs Lawe to observe that this Prosecution<lb></lb>
commenced mowly<obscured></obscured>
and in Order to obtain a Property which said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50893_n588-1">Sarah Stephens</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50893_n588-1" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
now<obscured></obscured>
ing to your Petitioner.</p>
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