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<p n="60">To the Rt. Worspll. his Matys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50201_occ8">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the County of Middx</p>
<p n="61">The humble Peticon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50201_n61-1">John Martin</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50201_n61-1" type="surname" value="Martin"></interp>
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<p n="62"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That Yor. Peticoner was indicted last Sessions by one <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50201_n62-1">Martha Harris</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50201_n62-1" type="surname" value="Harris"></interp>
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<lb></lb>
for an Assault & that yor. Peticoner was taken up by a Bench Warrt.<lb></lb>
and comitted to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50201_geo22">New Prison</rs>
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for want of Suretys</p>
<p n="63">That Yor. Peticoner stands indicted a Second time is this Honble<lb></lb>
Court for <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50201_occ9">keeping a disorderly Collar</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50201_occ9" type="occupation" value="keeping a disorderly Collar"></interp>
in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50201_geo23">White Chappell</rs>
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.<lb></lb>
That Yor. Petr. is innocent of the sd two Indictments<lb></lb>
That Yor. Petr. did serve his late Maty King William, the late Queen<lb></lb>
and his now prsent Maty King George and is now disabled<lb></lb>
That he has been a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50201_occ10">Sailor</rs>
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26 years & being a very poor man<lb></lb>
having a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50201_occ11">Wife</rs>
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and six Children (four whereof are very small) to<lb></lb>
maintain is not in a Capacity to try the sd two Indictmts. therefore<lb></lb>
he must confess the Same So that he must inevitably rely upon<lb></lb>
this Honble Bench for Mercy Yor. Petr. having Severall persons<lb></lb>
now in Court that will prove the Said Harris a very wicked<lb></lb>
woman</p>
<p n="64">Yor. Petr. therefore most humbly Prays Yor. Worspps<lb></lb>
to be pleased to consider his sad v deplorable<lb></lb>
Condition and to releive him in the sd prmisses</p>
<p n="65">And yor. petr. shall ever pray Etc.</p>
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