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To the honoble Bench of Justices for the County of
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now in Session Assembled
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The humble Petition of
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Thomas Bagshaw
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Sheweth
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That one
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Thomas Wright
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a
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Yorkshire Carrier
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being Entrusted
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to Carry a Box of Wearing Apparrel belonging to
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Jonathan Jenkinson
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's
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Lady the same was broke Opon at an Inn on the Road and the Goods
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Stolen which being advertised part of the Cloaths together with a
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person that carry'd them to pacon were Stop'd by one Mr. Manns a
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Pawn broker and on Examining the affair one
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Francis Davis
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was
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produced as the then Owner of the Goods and he was bound over by
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Mr. Justice Ellis on proof being made that they were Lady Jenkinson
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cloths and had been Stolen from the Carrier
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That the said
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Thomas Wright
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being Ignorant of the nature of such prosecutions
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was inform'd that
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Jonathan Jenkinson
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the propristn. of the sd. Goods
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was the proper presentn. button Application to him herefus'd to
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Intermedle there with but compelled the sd. Wright to pay £50. for the goods
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which hindred the preserving an Indictment agt. Davis last Sessions
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and now being out of Town on Amount of his buissiness at the Feild in
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Yorkshire
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before his departure he was inform'd by his Lawyer that
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your petr. who is his
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Bookkeeper
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and
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Transa of Affairs
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for him in
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London
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could with Mr. Manns the Pawn broker that stopt the goods Manage the
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prosecution against the said
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Francis Davis
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but on your Petrs. Application
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to the Court for that purpose he is told that the said
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Thomas Wright
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must
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Appear himselfe to prosecute which he can't possibly doe this Session
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Your Petr. therefore humbly Prays that this Honable Court
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out of regard to the great Hardshipps laid upon the said
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Wright by the Loss of the the sd. Goods Will continue the
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said
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Francis Davis
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upon his Recognizance till next
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Session At which time the said
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Thomas Wright
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may
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Appeare and Prosecute.
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