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The Rt: honble the Ld Mayor: Recorder and other
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his Maties
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Justices for the Sessions of the peace
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of the
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The humble Peticon of
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Martha Johnson
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Sheweth:
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That yor: Petrs: is bound over to this Prsent Sessions for
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receiveing a parcell of plate from one
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Henry
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, who Stole the same, from
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James Liege
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his
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friend and relacon, as to the felony yor petr is
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innocent thereof, as may here after appear
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That yor petr: well knoweing the sd Marline to
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be a gent of and oubled Creditt, and unspolled repu-
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tacon, who brought at unto yor petr: in his fowle
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LInnen (Shee then being his washer woman) the
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plate aforesd, alleadgeing it not onely to be his
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owne, butt yt being under an Obligacon to pay
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a Sume of money, to support his Creditt or
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he was utterly mind, requested yor: petr to sell
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the same, which by reason of her poore Cir-
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cumstances, shee, att first refused; (butt was for
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the reasons aforesd) one vaild upon by the sd
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Marline, he, offering to goe along wth: yor pesr
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to indeminify her from all harm yt should
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happen an yt occasion:
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That the said Plate was Stopt, and yor petr
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being seized, had Marline apprehended, and
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Deliverd into the Charge of one
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John Kingston
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the
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, who, either by negligence or Com-
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binacon, wth the sd Liege and one Bobine friends
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and relacory to Manline, who out of the tender
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regard they had for his life and reputacon
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sufferd him to escape, the truth whereof your
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petr Can make appear by severall Credible
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witness.
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May it therefore please yor Ldpp
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to Discharge yor petr:
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And yt ye Constable being now
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bound over, may be proceeded
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agt according to Law:
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And yor Per
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will Pray.
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