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<p n="155">To the<obscured></obscured>
able the Bonet<obscured></obscured>
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Justices for the County of Middx:</p>
<p n="156">The Humble petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50010_n156-1">John Newell</rs>
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Most humbly Sheweth</p>
<p n="157"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">That</note>
<lb></lb>
Yr. poor peconer being this day found guilty of<lb></lb>
a misdemeanr. for having Counterfeit mony found<lb></lb>
in his Custody wth. design to utter it, and is there<lb></lb>
fore fined by this honrable Bench is a marke And ordr<lb></lb>
-ed to<del>stand in uhe,</del>
be whipt: And that yr. poor peconer<lb></lb>
is likewise, found guilty of felony at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50010_geo23">old baily</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
will be burned in the hand for the same: And wheras yr.<lb></lb>
poor peconer hath by pawning his own and wines cloathes<lb></lb>
and by the utmost help and Endeanr. of all his friends<lb></lb>
raised ten marke</p>
<p n="158">Yr. poor peconer doth Therefo<obscured></obscured>
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most humbly beg the Honr. able<obscured></obscured>
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to accept of that sum and remitt yt<lb></lb>
poor and miserable prisoner the<lb></lb>
whipping, he being willing to speed<lb></lb>
the rest of his life in their Maties<lb></lb>
service, And yr. poor peconer of<lb></lb>
in duty bound Shall Ever pray<obscured></obscured>
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<p n="159">And rec aged to excues<lb></lb>
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