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<p n="123">To the Right Worshipful His Maties <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50400_occ43">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50400_geo74">Midlesex</rs>
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At their General Quarter Sessions<lb></lb>
Assembled</p>
<p n="124">The Humble Petition Of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50400_n124-1">David Dyer</rs>
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Now Laying In Prison In <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50400_geo75">Clerkenwell</rs>
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In the County above mentioned</p>
<p n="125"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Most Humbly Sheweth</note>
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That Your Petr. Being Convicted of the<lb></lb>
Crime Charged against him By Bird <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50400_occ44">Coalmerchant</rs>
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In <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50400_geo76">Eastsmithfield</rs>
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In <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50400_geo77">Midlx</rs>
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aforesaid for Stealing Coals<lb></lb>
upon Which Your Petr. was thereupon Convicted And<lb></lb>
Your Petr. Being Sensible of his facet & Crime hereby<lb></lb>
Premiss fishers Amendment In his Life or Conversation<lb></lb>
whereby He may Gain an Honest Livelihood Therefore</p>
<p n="126">January the 19th. 1749.</p>
<p n="127">Most Humbly Pray that In Stead of the<lb></lb>
Judgement of Publick Punishment Your<lb></lb>
Petr. may Receive Private Punishment<lb></lb>
Having Now A Wife and Three Small Children<lb></lb>
who May Bear the Reflections of Many<lb></lb>
People from Such Publick Punishment</p>
<p n="128"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50400_n128-1">David<lb></lb>
Dyer</rs>
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