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<p n="302">To the Honorable: Bench of Justices How Seting<lb></lb>
in the shisen House at Hickes Hall</p>
<p n="303">The Humble Petition of the Convicted Prisioners Now in Clerkenwell Bridewell<lb></lb>
Most Humbly Sheweth yr Honourable: Bench that without your assistance<lb></lb>
in order for the Debeatment of yr Great abuse your petitionrs Do Dayly<lb></lb>
suffer by a Man which is Lately Come to this place to oversee yr prisionrs<lb></lb>
at their hard Labor by Dayly Beating & bruseing of their Limbs & backs<lb></lb>
with an unmarcyfull Bulls pessell that your petitionrs for yr most part<lb></lb>
of them that Do worke is very Likely To Loose yr use of their Limbes<lb></lb>
His Name is huntsman yesterday yr 14 Instant upon mistress that<lb></lb>
one of yr Comuct prisionrs Did chang a pony of Himp ye said huntsman<lb></lb>
with his Bulls pessell In Marcyfully Gane yr prisionr a bone a 100 &<lb></lb>
20 Strokes upon his body & Limbs so that your petitionr this Morning<lb></lb>
was by yr same Cause Blooded to ye value of 18 ounces of blood to prene<obscured></obscured>
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Sickness These are therefore Most humbly To pray & Beseech ye<lb></lb>
Honourable Bench of Justices To take ye miserable Condition of your</p>
<p n="304">Petionrs into your serious<lb></lb>
and Charitable Concederation in order for yr<lb></lb>
Reliceuse of your poor petitionrs from yr<lb></lb>
Vilont Hands of yr said huntsman that any<lb></lb>
other sinceable Good man may be put in<lb></lb>
his place over<obscured></obscured>
& your petitionrs in generall<lb></lb>
Bound Shall as in all Duty Ever Pray</p>
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