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<p n="288">To the Worshipfull the Bench of Justices Sitting at<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50319_geo143">Hickses Hall</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50319_geo144">County of Middlesex</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="289">The Petition of the poor Prisoners in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50319_geo145">the Common</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50319_geo145" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
Side of<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50319_geo146">Kings Bench prison</rs>
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</p>
<p n="290"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Most humbly<lb></lb>
begg Leave to shew}</note>
<lb></lb>
That there are divers Baskett men who have by some unknowne<lb></lb>
Meanes procured Badges and Old Deputations from the prison<lb></lb>
which ought to have been Cancelled and made Void and thereby begg<lb></lb>
Charitye pretending to be for the Releife of your petrs. But convert<lb></lb>
the Same to their owne Use which has reduced their Begging<lb></lb>
Grate of the prison to Two pence or one penny halfe penny a day<lb></lb>
So that they are in a most Forlorne State of Povertye the greatest<lb></lb>
parte of their Charitye given by the Worthy Donors being Secretted<lb></lb>
Mislaid and in danger of being for ever lost</p>
<p n="291">Your Petrs. Therefore with greate Submission Appeall to your<lb></lb>
Worripp's and Earnestly pray that Respect may be had<lb></lb>
to the premisses above mentioned and that you would be<lb></lb>
pleased to give Orders to the proper Officers within your<lb></lb>
Seperate Libertyes to Examine and apprehend Such Baskett<lb></lb>
men and take from them their Badges and Basketts and<lb></lb>
Secure them for your Petrs. and that they may be prosecuted as<lb></lb>
in your known Judgemt. Shall Seeme Meet</p>
<p n="292">And as in Duty bound they will ever Pray Etc.</p>
<p n="293"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50319_n293-1">Danl. Markes</rs>
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.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50319_n293-2">Stephen Kaye</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50319_n293-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
. <lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50319_n293-3">Timot Rhodes</rs>
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