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Crime, Poverty and Social Policy in the Metropolis
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To the Right Worpfull her Maties Justices
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of the peace for the County of Midds
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The humble peticon of
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of White chappell prison
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in this County
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That your peticonr Stands comitted
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to the prison for a contempt of this Court by
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informent your Worpps touching the poverty & imprisonmt of
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One
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a prisonr under your petr
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custody
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That yor peticonr humbly beggs your Worpps pardon
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contempt and incurring the displeasure
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of his Court; and he haveing above thirty
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prisoners actually in custody in his prison and
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fearing the same will muting & escape if yor
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Yor petr therefore prays yor Worpps
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would please to discharge yor petr
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from his sd confirmed out of New
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And he Shall pray Etc
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Smll: Jennings
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