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<p n="20">To The Right Worshippfull Justice Offly and the<lb></lb>
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ress of the Justices now Setting as Hickse's Hall London</p>
<p n="21">May it Please yor. Worshipps wee whose names are here to Subscribes<lb></lb>
doe humbly certifie to yor. worshipps that one John Griffies (now a Prisons<lb></lb>
to bee tryed this Sessions before this worshippfull Bench for Stealing Iron<lb></lb>
from one Mr. Carter) is es wee doe verilg beleive a very honest man and<lb></lb>
not in the least Guilty of ye. Sd fact haveing Served his apprentice Shipp<lb></lb>
and Lived in our Parish & neighbourhood twenty Years or upwards<lb></lb>
and Lived & behaved himselfe amongst us very Soberly Civilly and<lb></lb>
honestly to the best of our knowledge haveing never heard of any<lb></lb>
misdemeanour from him upon any accounts whatsoever before this<lb></lb>
hee allsoe worked Journey worke Seaven or Eight years with one Mr. Borgan A<lb></lb>
Smith whose name is Underwritten & doth testifie hee behaved<lb></lb>
himselfe very honestly all the time while hee was with him And<lb></lb>
wee doe verily beleive hee discharged himselfe Very faithfully<lb></lb>
allso to ye. aforesaid Mr. Carter with whome he Lately worked<lb></lb>
Journey worke for Some time but When the poore Prisoner Griffies<lb></lb>
Demanded his Wages that was due to him (which is three pounds or<lb></lb>
thereabouts) his sd Master Mr. Carter Refused it him and because<lb></lb>
hee would not pay him (as wee humbly conceive) fell out with him<lb></lb>
and<del>(as wee Suppose)</del>
Layd this (as wee suppose) unjust Felony to his charge And<lb></lb>
therefore it is May is Please yor. Worshipps that in the poore Prisoners<lb></lb>
behalfe wee become humble petitioners to this worshippfull<lb></lb>
board to take thee sd Case into Consideraon and if it may Phase<lb></lb>
yor. Worshipps that ye. Sd Mr. Carter may (if hee cannot prove the<lb></lb>
sd felony upon the Prisoner) not onely pay him yr. sr. Prisoner<lb></lb>
the Wages due to him as aforesd but allso make him Some<lb></lb>
Satisfaction for his Six weeks Imprisonment wherein hee hath<lb></lb>
Lost his time & worke to maintaine himselfe & his wife as allsoe for<lb></lb>
the Defamation of an honest though poore man who ought not<lb></lb>
as wee conceive with humble Submission. to Suffer wrongfully<lb></lb>
for being poore Thus much wee thought it our Duties in honestly &<lb></lb>
Good Conscience humbly to Certifie to yor. Worshipps Leaving<lb></lb>
the Issue to God And your Worshipps</p>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50051_n23-3">John Couly</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50051_n23-4">Hen: Dorssnig</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50051_n23-2">John Watson</rs>
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