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<p n="147">The Humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65513_n147-1">George Welch</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65513_occ40">Coachman</rs>
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Sheweth<lb></lb>
Unto your Worships that your Petitioner being a Man<lb></lb>
in years and having had health and an aged Wife humbly<lb></lb>
Intreats your Worship to consider his distressed situation and<lb></lb>
be pleased to remit his Punishment</p>
<p n="148">That the Prosecutor <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65513_n148-1">Samuel Phelps</rs>
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is justly and truly<lb></lb>
indebted unto your Petitioner in the Sum of £137 and<lb></lb>
upwards which the Prosecutor has declared he will keep your<lb></lb>
Petitioner out of as long as he can</p>
<p n="149">That your Petitioner has not a Shilling to support<lb></lb>
himself and Aged Wife but his Dayly Labour who during his<lb></lb>
Imprisonment will be deprived of all manner of support<lb></lb>
he therefore humbly solicits your Worship to consider<lb></lb>
his Deplorable situation</p>
<p n="150">And your Petitioner in Duty bound will ever<lb></lb>
pray Etc.</p>
<p n="151"> <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65513_n151-1">George Welch</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65513_n151-2">George Welch</rs>
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