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General Quarter Session of the Peace for the said County
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Assembled.
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The Humble Petition and Appeal of
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That by a certain Conviction under the Hand and Seal
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of
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Aaron Graham
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bearing date the twenty first day of May One Thousand Seven
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hundred and Ninety Six made on the Information of one
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Theophilus
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Gentleman Your Petitioner was convicted as therein
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alledged for that your Petitioner on the fifteenth day of April
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One Thousand seven hundred and Ninety six in the Parish of
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did set up maintain and keep a certain Frandulent Game to
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be determined by the Chance of Dice under the Denomination
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of the Game of Hazard against the form of the Statute in such
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Case made and provided and the said Justice did adjudge
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Year Petitioner to forfeit for the Offence supposed to be Committee
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by your Petitioner the Sum of Two Hundred Pounds
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That your Petitioner thinks himself aggrieved
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the Judgment of the said Justice and therefore
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Wm. Chetham Solr.
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for the Appellant}
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Falcon Square
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Your Petitioner doth Appeal to
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your Worships at this present General Quarter
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Session of the Peace against the Judgment of the
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said Justice and doth Pray such Relief in
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the Premisses as to your Worships shall seem
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meet;
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