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<p n="247">To the Rt. Honble. Sr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15045_n247-1">William Billers</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15045_occ130">Knt</rs>
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. <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15045_occ131">Lord Mayor</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15045_geo161">City of London</rs>
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<p n="248">The humble Peticonr of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15045_n248-1">Mary Brace</rs>
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who was<lb></lb>
Convicted in April Quarter Sessions and now in<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15045_geo162">Newgate</rs>
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for Transportation</p>
<p n="249"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That Your Poor Peticoner was recommended by a Certificate<lb></lb>
from the Churchwardens Overseers of the Poor and Several<lb></lb>
Antiant and Substantial Inhabitants of the Towne of<lb></lb>
Ware in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15045_geo163">Harfordshire</rs>
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And also by a Letter from<lb></lb>
Alderman Persons directed to your Lordship<lb></lb>
recommending Your Peticoner to your Lordships<lb></lb>
favour to Save me from Transportation by ordering<lb></lb>
me Corporal Punishment</p>
<p n="250">Which Said Letter and Certificate was<lb></lb>
delivered to your Lordship on Tuesday the 14th day of<lb></lb>
this Instant May and Your Lordship was So good<lb></lb>
to give the Same to your Clerk then in waiting</p>
<p n="251">Therefore your Peticoner most humbly<lb></lb>
Prays your Lordship would be So gretiously<lb></lb>
pleas'd to Order Your Poor peticoner (being<lb></lb>
her first offence) to be calld up this present<lb></lb>
Mary Sessions and to receive Such Corporal<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15045_occ132">punishment</rs>
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as to your Lordship And the<lb></lb>
Honorable Court shall Seem most meet</p>
<p n="252">And yr. Petr shall ever be bound to Pray</p>
<p n="253"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15045_n253-1">Mary Bualse</rs>
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