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Crime, Poverty and Social Policy in the Metropolis
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The Worshipfull Bench of Justices now Sitting
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The Humble Pettition of
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John Kitchon
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Prisoner
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Most Humble Sheweth
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That your Pettitioner's Indegence renders him
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Intirely uncapable of paying the Fine laid on him
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by yor. Worships, That your Pettitioner, being and
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Elliterate Person, & not Sinasable of the Dainger
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which might Ensue the Crime, he was Charged
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with and Indited for, Humble hopes yor. Worships
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will take his Indigen Nessesity & want into yor
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Wise & Serious Considerations, by reduceing the fine
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laid on him by yor. Worship's That yor. Petitioner
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has a Wife & four small helpless Children to
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Mentain, & no way to Mentain them save his hard
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Labour both day & Night, he therefore Leaves him
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to yor Worships Mercy & humble Implores that the
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sd: fine may be reduced, as to yor: Worships shall
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same Meet
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The Promisses Senderly Considered & in as much as y
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Pettitioner is realy a very Poore Man & has a great
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Charge, may Rott in Goal ere he can pay such fine
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Therefore Humble begs it may be reduced as low as
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possible and he as in Duty Bound will Pray
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