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he would, Shake like ye Quaking Asptree, to hear rehearsed, (the fox
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run's as long as he has feel) Your honors Petitr humbly declares
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that us not out of Malice hatred, or envy that I address my self to
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to this honorble. Court; (in which The Kings real person is allways to
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be supposed to be present) he the sd. Geary rather ought to be pityd
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than envied, He being conducted & led on by a parcell of old woemen
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like Judith Geary his wife Etca. who would be much better employed
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in preparing themselves to appear before that impartial tribunal
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where they & I on account of our great age must inevitably be soon
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arraigned. Your honor's condescension & commiseration in this
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my pity full case, will bay an dersud obligation on him who
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will as in duty bound, for ever pray Etca.
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8 August 1733.
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It may be fully observed that above Sd.
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Judith
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wife of
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very maliciously meddles & concerns herself with the Charities that
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good christian people Sends here, Pay She endeavours to conceal
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from on part, that the other part, he creatures & tools may have
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the mose, whereas she has no bussiness with Such affairs, nor
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indeed of any use in the jail, she not having stood wraight on her
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feel these sevl. years, consequently could be of no use were all ye Prisoner
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making their Escape.
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Etca
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& the rest of the Honble.
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Bench of Justices Etca.
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The humble petition
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in the Gatehouse Comon
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referred to Mr. Faine Mr.
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Farwell Mr. Ludby Capt. Burden & Mr.
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Harper or any two to view &
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report at ye adjournmt.
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