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<p n="39">To the worshipfull Bench of Justie's<lb></lb>
Now Setting on ye Bench at Hicks's Hall</p>
<p n="40">The Humle Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50217_n40-1">Richard Burch</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50217_n40-1" type="surname" value="BURCH"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50217_n40-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50217_occ9">Prisoner</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50217_occ9" type="occupation" value="Prisoner"></interp>
in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50217_geo15">New prisen</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50217_geo15" type="placeName" value="New prisen"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50217_geo15" type="type" value="site"></interp>
</p>
<p n="41"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
</p>
<p n="42">That your Petr was Try'd yesterday and find<lb></lb>
by your Worships, but that in Consideracon of<lb></lb>
your Petrs being a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50217_occ10">Souldier</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50217_occ10" type="occupation" value="Souldier"></interp>
your worsps thought<lb></lb>
proper to reduce ye Same and Order him your<lb></lb>
Petr to be brought before your worsps today<lb></lb>
That ye Capt. of ye Prison not knoweing of Said<lb></lb>
Order refuses to bring your Petr to Court without<lb></lb>
a possitive Order, That your Petr has Endured<lb></lb>
great hardships Since his Confinemt. and being<lb></lb>
remote from any friends & haveing no dependence<lb></lb>
save his pay is no way able to pay ye Goal fees<lb></lb>
Therefore beggs your wisdomes may take ye Same<lb></lb>
into Consideracon by dischargeing your Petr as<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
your worsps Shall Seem meet Etc</p>
<p n="43">The Premisses Tenderly Considered and<lb></lb>
in as much as your Petr is a Souldier<lb></lb>
and no way Able to pay ye Goal fees<lb></lb>
beggs he may be Discharged without<lb></lb>
paying ye Same and he as in Duty bound<lb></lb>
will Pray</p>
<p n="44"> <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50217_date10">27th Febry 1723</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50217_date10" type="date" value="17230227"></interp>
<lb></lb>
Note that yr. petr. Apprhends<lb></lb>
ye 15. 6s He is charg'd wth is<lb></lb>
Court fees</p>
<p n="45"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50217_n45-1">Richd Burch</rs>
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