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<p n="6">To the Worshipfull the Bench of<lb></lb>
Justices now sitting att <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50105_geo1"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50105_geo2"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50105_geo3">Hick's Hall</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in St. John street</rs>
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in the County of<lb></lb>
Middx</rs>
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</p>
<p n="7">The humble Petition of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50105_n7-1">Benjamin Lawn</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50105_n7-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50105_n7-11">Kathrine</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50105_n7-11" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
<lb></lb>
his <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50105_occ1">wife</rs>
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</p>
<p n="8"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Humbly Sheweth</note>
</p>
<p n="9">That one Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50105_n9-1">William Herring</rs>
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of the parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50105_geo4"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50105_geo5">St.<lb></lb>
Paul Shadwell</rs>
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in the County of Middx</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50105_occ2">Tanner</rs>
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haveing<lb></lb>
in November Capt Seized the Goods of one Morris for Rent<lb></lb>
about the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50105_date2">nineteenth day of January last</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50105_date2" type="date" value="17090119"></interp>
exposed the Same<lb></lb>
to publick sale by one Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50105_n9-2">Robert Hooker</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50105_n9-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
of the same place<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50105_occ3">Joyner</rs>
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and amongst the rest of the sayd Goods for Seized and<lb></lb>
exposed to sale as aforesayd a looking glass was part And<lb></lb>
your Petitionr. being a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50105_occ4">broker</rs>
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<del>and</del>
whose business<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
and sell honl<obscured></obscured>
goods ordered his wife to attend the<lb></lb>
sale who amongst other goods bought or looking then exposed<lb></lb>
to be sold which looking glass being soe bought Your Petitionr.<lb></lb>
exposed publickly in <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50105_occ5">his Shopp</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50105_occ5" type="occupation" value="his Shopp"></interp>
to be sold again which one Jones<lb></lb>
seeing in your sayd Petitionr. shopp challenged as<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
belonging to her alledging that she was robbed the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50105_date3">thirteenth<lb></lb>
day of February last</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50105_date3" type="date" value="17090213"></interp>
and that that glass was taken from her<lb></lb>
then and gott a Warrt. for Justice Johnson who<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
bound<lb></lb>
your Petitioner over notwithstanding Your<del>yo</del>
Petitioner<lb></lb>
produced severall witnesses who affirmed that the same was<lb></lb>
the glass which was feld att the aforesayd publick sale yett<lb></lb>
the sayd Justice would hear noe negative Evidence but bound<lb></lb>
them ever as aforesayd And this Session and Indictment is found<lb></lb>
against your Petitioner for felony upon the Statute for<lb></lb>
receiveing Stolen Goods knowing them to be soe</p>
<p n="10">Wherefore in Consideration that the sayd glass was<lb></lb>
bought before the prosecutor was robbed and by<lb></lb>
consequence will not be her your Petitioner<lb></lb>
humbly pray they may be tryed before your Worshipps<lb></lb>
att <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50105_geo6">Hickes Hall</rs>
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</p>
<p n="11">And yor. Petionrs. shall ever pray</p>
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