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<p n="295">To <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50946_n295-1">William Mainwaring</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50946_n295-1" type="surname" value="Mainwaring"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50946_n295-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50946_occ56">Esqr</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50946_occ56" type="occupation" value="Esqr"></interp>
. <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50946_occ57">Chairman</rs>
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and the rest of his fellow<lb></lb>
Justices at the present Session Assembled</p>
<p n="296">The Humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50946_n296-1">Elizabeth<lb></lb>
Woodfield</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50946_n296-1" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50946_n296-2">Christopher Taylor</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50946_n296-2" type="surname" value="Taylor"></interp>
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<p n="297"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That your Petitioners were bound in a Recognizance<lb></lb>
the prosecute <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50946_n297-1">Ann Gates</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50946_n297-1" type="surname" value="Gates"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50946_n297-1" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
by for a Petit Larceny for<lb></lb>
Healing one Paster Quart Pott the property of your<lb></lb>
Petr. Woodfield value Six pence and one Paster print<lb></lb>
Pott of the value of four Pence, the property of the petr.<lb></lb>
Taylor</p>
<p n="298">That your Petitioners live at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50946_geo149">Mile End Old<lb></lb>
Town</rs>
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, and came to prosecute but were five Minutes<lb></lb>
to late, occasioned principally by petitioner Taylor<lb></lb>
being in a bad state of Health and oblidged to stop.<lb></lb>
several times on the Way here, and not with any view<lb></lb>
that the prisoner might escape Justice</p>
<p n="299">Therefore Petitioners Pray your<lb></lb>
Worship that their Recognizance may<lb></lb>
be discharged</p>
<p n="300">And your Petitioners as in Duty<lb></lb>
bound will Pray Etc.</p>
<p n="301">Petr. are in Court and will Answer<lb></lb>
any Question that you please to ask}</p>
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