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30th June 1757 - 30th June 1759

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To the Right Honourble . Sr . Charles Asgill< no role > This name instance is in set 4365. , Knt .
Lord Mayor of the City of London & the rest of his
Majesty's Justices of Oyer, Terminer & General Goal Delivery

The Humble Petition of Catherine
Lumbray
< no role > , detained on Suspicion of
receiving of one sack of Coals, as know
ing them to be Stolen.

Humbly Sheweth


That your poor Petitioner, on or about the eith
of last Month, was Committed to prison, by the premeditated
Contrivances of some Ill designed Persons, who have Swore
the aforesaid Oath against her; and since Your poor Pe=
titioners being Confines, she hath Languished under a most
severe State of Health, that has even reduced her to the
last stage of Life: And your Poor Petitioner, being intirely
innocent of what is laid to her Charge, and a poor Family
under the greatest Distress; To thereby induced most humbly
to pray.

That your Lordship and the Honourable
Court, will be pleased to Order your poor
Petitioner, this Ensuing sessions, to be tried
Bailed or Requitted: as your Lordship
and the rest of the Honourable Court [..]
seem meet.

And your poor Petitioner, as in Duty bound shall ever pray.

Catherine
Lumbrey
< no role >




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