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<p n="396">To the Worshipful His Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50926_occ112">Justices of<lb></lb>
the Peace</rs>
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acting in and for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50926_geo319">County of Middlesex</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
General Quarter Session of the Peace for the said County<lb></lb>
Assembled.</p>
<p n="397">The Humble Petition and Appeal of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50926_n397-1">Joseph Atkinson</rs>
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of the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50926_geo320">Saint Paul Covent<lb></lb>
Garden</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50926_geo321">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50926_occ113">Gentleman</rs>
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</p>
<p n="398"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That by a certain Conviction under the Hand and Seal<lb></lb>
of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50926_n398-1">Aaron Graham</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50926_n398-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50926_occ114">Esquire</rs>
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One<lb></lb>
of his Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50926_occ115">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50926_geo322">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<lb></lb>
bearing date the twenty first day of May One Thousand Seven<lb></lb>
hundred and Ninety Six made on the Information of one <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50926_n398-2">Theophilus<lb></lb>
Bell</rs>
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is of the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50926_geo323">Saint Pancras</rs>
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in the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50926_geo324">County of<lb></lb>
Middlesex</rs>
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Gentleman Your Petitioner was convicted as therein<lb></lb>
alledged for that your Petitioner on the fifteenth day of April<lb></lb>
One Thousand seven hundred and Ninety six in the Parish of<lb></lb>
Saint Paul <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50926_geo325">Covent Garden</rs>
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in the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50926_geo326">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<lb></lb>
did set up maintain and keep a certain Frandulent Game to<lb></lb>
be determined by the Chance of Dice under the Denomination<lb></lb>
of the Game of Hazard against the form of the Statute in such<lb></lb>
Case made and provided and the said Justice did adjudge<lb></lb>
Year Petitioner to forfeit for the Offence supposed to be Committee<lb></lb>
by your Petitioner the Sum of Two Hundred Pounds</p>
<p n="399">That your Petitioner thinks himself aggrieved<lb></lb>
the Judgment of the said Justice and therefore</p>
<p n="400"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Wm. Chetham Solr.<lb></lb>
for the Appellant}<lb></lb>
Falcon Square</note>
<lb></lb>
Your Petitioner doth Appeal to<lb></lb>
your Worships at this present General Quarter<lb></lb>
Session of the Peace against the Judgment of the<lb></lb>
said Justice and doth Pray such Relief in<lb></lb>
the Premisses as to your Worships shall seem<lb></lb>
meet;</p>
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