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<p n="30">To ye. Rt: Worshippll: Sr: <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65499_n30-1">William Withers</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65499_occ11">Knt</rs>
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:<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65499_occ12">Lord Mayor</rs>
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for ye Citty of London & to ye rest of ye:<lb></lb>
Honble: Bench sitting at ye Old Bayly London</p>
<p n="31">The Humble Peticon of <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65499_n31-1">Thomas English</rs>
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<p n="32"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That your Petr: now is & has been for a<lb></lb>
Considerable while a Prisoner in ye Commonside of <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65499_geo13">Newgate</rs>
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<lb></lb>
taken up some malicious persons on acct. of a riott (&<lb></lb>
so committed) but out of reall Intent to robb your Petr. as he<lb></lb>
is ready to affir in & prove upon ye Oath of severall creditable<lb></lb>
persons if can be heard And that your petr. is ready to prove<lb></lb>
that he is disabled person lately ordered from her Majtys:<lb></lb>
Service to ye <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65499_geo14">St. Bartholomews Hospitable</rs>
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where certificate<lb></lb>
was given of his being an Uncureable person according to report<lb></lb>
of able physitians And that your Petr: lyes upon the Care<lb></lb>
boards in a perrishing condition naked almost being robb'd<lb></lb>
of that small all he had in ye World & if not call'd up.<lb></lb>
this prsent sessions will before next be starv'd to Death</p>
<p n="33"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="date" id="LMWJPS65499_date8">Decr.<lb></lb>
10th:<lb></lb>
1707</rs>
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}<lb></lb>
Most Humbly prays this prsent Sessions of Peace he<lb></lb>
may be call'd up before yr. Lordpp. & this Honble. Bench<lb></lb>
in order to be dealt wth. according to Law</p>
<p n="34">And (as in duty bound) shall ever Pray Etca</p>
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