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To the Rt. Honble. Sr.
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Lord Mayor
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The humble Peticonr of
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Mary Brace
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who was
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Convicted in April Quarter Sessions and now in
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Sheweth
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That Your Poor Peticoner was recommended by a Certificate
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from the Churchwardens Overseers of the Poor and Several
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Antiant and Substantial Inhabitants of the Towne of
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Ware in
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And also by a Letter from
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Alderman Persons directed to your Lordship
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recommending Your Peticoner to your Lordships
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favour to Save me from Transportation by ordering
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me Corporal Punishment
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Which Said Letter and Certificate was
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delivered to your Lordship on Tuesday the 14th day of
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this Instant May and Your Lordship was So good
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to give the Same to your Clerk then in waiting
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Therefore your Peticoner most humbly
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Prays your Lordship would be So gretiously
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pleas'd to Order Your Poor peticoner (being
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her first offence) to be calld up this present
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Mary Sessions and to receive Such Corporal
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as to your Lordship And the
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Honorable Court shall Seem most meet
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And yr. Petr shall ever be bound to Pray
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