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To the Right Worpfull his Maties Justices of
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the peace for the
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Who is this day arested before Hickes
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I hope Srs you Will be pleased to take
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my miserable condition into your Serious consideration
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Srs I was arrested by
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& he extented more
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money from me than ye Law a lows for which
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reason the Honorable bench were pleased to grant
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a warrant to bring him before them & this day
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morning he was brought by ye Officer to ye gate
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came and
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Joseph Lang
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& have carried
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me directly away to ye
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Marshalsea
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And your petitioner as in duly bound
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Shall Ever pray
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