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to the rest of the Justices of this Honble Bench
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The Humble Petition of
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That your Petitioner was Assaulted in a Violent manner
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on the 21st of And last by one Brown and on the 24th of
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the same Month your Petitioner applyed to Mr.Justice
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Withers for a Warrt, agt. the said Brown and the same
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day your Petitioner gave it with Six pence & to
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who Executed the same and
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instead of going to Justice Withers, he took your
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and threatened
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to the
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and there threatened your Petitioner if the did
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Spurgin may Attend this Court to Answer your
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12th. Day of Sept. 1707
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