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To the Rt. Worsppll his Matys
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The humble Petition of
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That as of last Sessions your Peticoner was-
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Indicted by the Name of
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convicted for
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For
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which Offence Your Petitioner was fined five
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pounds and Comitted to the
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at
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Clerkenwell
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to hard Labour for the space of
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Three Months
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That Your Peticoner hath Wife and Two small
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Children to Mainteine Who are Destitute
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of any friends or have they any Substance
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to support then but must Inevitably starve
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if your peticoner longer Imprisoned and hindred
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from working for his said Family
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Your Petitioner therefore humbly
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prays your Worshipps will be
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pleased to Consider the Calamity
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of his Family and to be pleased
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to discharge him from his said
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And yor. petr. Shall Ever pray Etc.
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