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April 1760

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further or subsequent Offence then the Offender is to Forfeit and
Pay the sum of Forty Pounds or be Committed to Hard Labour
for any time not Less than a Month or more than three Month
and to be twice or oftner Publickly Whipped

That your Appellant is Advised and thinks himself
most Grievously Oppressed in being Convicted of a Second Offence
which by the said Act of Parliament Extends the Penalty and
Punishment so Severely without the Record of any former
Conviction being produced or shewed to the said Justices or your
Appellant at the time of your Appellts. Conviction in the
Present Matters neither was your Appellt. ever in fact and in
truth Convicted of any such or such like an Offence before

Your Appellant therefore most humbly Hopes and
Prays in Consideration of the aforesaid Promisses
and of what will be Alledged and Proved on the
Part of the Appellts. at the hearing of this
Matter That your Worships will please to Qua [..]
or set aside the said Supposed Conviction of your
Appellt. and order the said Francis Frauncillon
to Pay to your Appellt. the Costs of this
Application And your Appellant will ever
Pray Etc

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