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<p n="97"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Middx.</note>
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Decemr. Sessions 1750<lb></lb>
To the Worshipful thom<obscured></obscured>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50407_occ24">Esgr</rs>
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. and Others his majesties <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50407_occ25">Justices<lb></lb>
of the peace</rs>
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for the County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50407_geo62">Middx</rs>
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in their general Session of the peace <lb></lb>
now Assembled</p>
<p n="98">The Humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50407_n98-1">Charles Bray</rs>
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<p n="99"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That your Petr. was at this present Session<lb></lb>
Tryed and Convicted for making an Assault on one<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50407_n99-1">Jane Buckley</rs>
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<p n="100">That for such his offence, the Court was pleased<lb></lb>
to direct that he should be fined 5. and suffer six<lb></lb>
months Imprisonment</p>
<p n="101">That your Petr. is a very Poor man, a maker of<lb></lb>
Dolls by profession, has a Wife and family to maintain<lb></lb>
and cannot Satisfy and pay the said time without<lb></lb>
disposing of his implements in Trade, the doing of which<lb></lb>
will be attended with his and their utter Rum, more<lb></lb>
Especially that if he should Continue that time in Prison<lb></lb>
his Business wontd be intirely Lost.</p>
<p n="102">That your Petr. has made Application to her <lb></lb>
prosecutor to make an End with him, but his Demands<lb></lb>
are no less than 30<obscured></obscured>
. which all your Petr. has in the World<lb></lb>
will not (if he was ever so willing)Enable him to pay.</p>
<p n="103">Your Petr. therefore most humbly<lb></lb>
prays your Worships (the premises<lb></lb>
considered) to be pleased to release<lb></lb>
him from his said Imprisonment<lb></lb>
and mitigate his said Fine</p>
<p n="104">And your Petr. shall ever pray Etc.</p>
<p n="105"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50407_n105-1">Charles Bray</rs>
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