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Crime, Poverty and Social Policy in the Metropolis
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Deeth Prand Jury for the body
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of the County of Middx doe Prsent to their
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Matis Justices of the peace of the said
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County assembled at the generall Quarter
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Sessions of the peace held for the Sd County
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on
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Wednesday the 13th: day of this instant
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January
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That there very many Bailisst
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of the Sewall Hundreds was in this County who
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make it their comon Practice to extorte & exact
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from sewall of the Inlutants of this County
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extravagant Sumes of money for excuseing
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them from their Service on Brand & other
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Juryes within this County And they often times
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Excuse the richer Sorle of qottople
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(that pray
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them such their unreasonable demands &
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returne the Poores Sort upon Service
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Wee likewise Prsent to this Worspll: Court that
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there are most of the Carters Parmen & dray
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Men that passe & repasse wts their Sewall Cart
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Darrs & Drayes wthin this County make it their
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comon & usuall practice & Custome to
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negliqently on their sewall Carts Carrs & drays
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wthout haveing any poe to guide their
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houses soe that often times they recover
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wth their horses & Carts Etc many children
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& other their Matis: Leige People & Subjects
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travelling in the Streets, by reason of wth
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many loose their lives.
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All wth we humbly prsent to this worpll:
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Court to be very notorious offences &
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there
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humbly pray the assistance of
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this
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forth punishmt full such oftendors:
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