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Justices at the present Session Assembled
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The Humble Petition of
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Elizabeth
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Christopher Taylor
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That your Petitioners were bound in a Recognizance
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the prosecute
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Ann Gates
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by for a Petit Larceny for
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Healing one Paster Quart Pott the property of your
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Petr. Woodfield value Six pence and one Paster print
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Pott of the value of four Pence, the property of the petr.
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That your Petitioners live at
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Mile End Old
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, and came to prosecute but were five Minutes
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to late, occasioned principally by petitioner Taylor
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being in a bad state of Health and oblidged to stop.
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several times on the Way here, and not with any view
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that the prisoner might escape Justice
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Therefore Petitioners Pray your
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Worship that their Recognizance may
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be discharged
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And your Petitioners as in Duty
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bound will Pray Etc.
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Petr. are in Court and will Answer
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any Question that you please to ask}
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