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To the Honoble Bench of his Majesties Justices
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of the Peace at Hicks Hall
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The humble Peticon of
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George Bonny
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one
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of the
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Humbly Sheweth
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That yor. Peticoner having a good Processe issuing
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out of his Majesties said Court against one
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Cumbe
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at the Suite of
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John Morris
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and his wife for
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Thirty Six pounds Debt due on Bond to the said Plts
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Yor. Peticoner Arrested the said Deft. by vertue of the said
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processe and sometime after he was arrested white in your
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Peticoner Custody the sd. Deft. procured some friend to go
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Lawrence St. Loe
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one of his Majties.
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Justices of the Peace
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Who Sent to yor. Peticoner an Order or Warrant to discharge
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the sd. Deft. as being a Soldier Which being the first Warrant
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that ever yor. Peticoner had of that sort yor. Peticoner was very
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dubious how he should comply therewith and after he had
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asked Advice he Carrryed the Deft. into Custody to the
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where he still remaineth altho' he has often moved
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the Court to be discharged Which the Court hath not 1st thought
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fit to do because he cannot prove himselfe to be within she benefit
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of the late Act of Parliament And your Peticoner further
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Sheweth unto your Honoes That your Peticoner is bound over
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to Appear this Sessions at Hicks Hall to Answer his not
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Complying with the sd. Warrant from Mr. Justices Lot
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which (if he had done as yor. Peticoner is informed he
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your Peticoner must have paid the Debt to the plh. which
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would have utterly
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mined your Peticoner and his family)
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Where fore yor. Peticoner humbly hopes
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this Honoble Bench will discharge
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his said Recognizance
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And yor Petr. As in duty Bound
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Shall ever pray Etc
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