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To the worshipfull Bench of Justie's
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Now Setting on ye Bench at Hicks's Hall
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The Humle Petition of
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Richard Burch
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in
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New prisen
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Sheweth
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That your Petr was Try'd yesterday and find
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by your Worships, but that in Consideracon of
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your Petrs being a
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Souldier
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your worsps thought
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proper to reduce ye Same and Order him your
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Petr to be brought before your worsps today
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That ye Capt. of ye Prison not knoweing of Said
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Order refuses to bring your Petr to Court without
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a possitive Order, That your Petr has Endured
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great hardships Since his Confinemt. and being
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remote from any friends & haveing no dependence
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save his pay is no way able to pay ye Goal fees
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Therefore beggs your wisdomes may take ye Same
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into Consideracon by dischargeing your Petr as
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your worsps Shall Seem meet Etc
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The Premisses Tenderly Considered and
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in as much as your Petr is a Souldier
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and no way Able to pay ye Goal fees
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beggs he may be Discharged without
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paying ye Same and he as in Duty bound
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will Pray
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27th Febry 1723
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Note that yr. petr. Apprhends
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ye 15. 6s He is charg'd wth is
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Court fees
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