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<p n="393">To the Worshipfull Bench of Justices Now sitting att Hicks Hall</p>
<p n="394">The Most humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50206_n394-1">Joseph<lb></lb>
Woollam</rs>
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who is now and has been for<lb></lb>
three Years past Close Confined in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50206_geo96">Newgate</rs>
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<p n="395"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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<p n="396">That your petitionr. was about 3 Years past Judicted<lb></lb>
for assaulting one Mr. Perkinson it being only a Comon assault to which he Plead<lb></lb>
not Guilty. but Could not Try the Traverss of the Said Indictmt. or Plead the Bennifitt<lb></lb>
of his Majesties Most Gracious Act to wtich as he is advised he is intitled<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
:by<lb></lb>
reason of his said Confinemt.</p>
<p n="397">That he about Nine Months past being in Some<lb></lb>
Probability of getting his Libbery by (inorder there to) Prevaited on Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50206_n397-1">William<lb></lb>
Feild</rs>
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and Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50206_n397-2">John Ward</rs>
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to becom Bayle befor the Worshipfull <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50206_n397-3">D'0yley Mitchell</rs>
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-<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50206_occ92">Esqr</rs>
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. one of his Majesties <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50206_occ93">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50206_geo97">Middx</rs>
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. for his<lb></lb>
Appearance at the next Sessions of the Peace but he being eversince Confined Could<lb></lb>
not give his Attendance. & for want of his said appearance he is in great fear his<lb></lb>
Said Bayle will sufer</p>
<p n="398">Hee therefore Most humbly Implores your<lb></lb>
Worships in your Penitraleing Wisdom May<lb></lb>
be Pleased to Admitt that he may have the benefitt<lb></lb>
of the Said Act. inorder that his Said Bayle<lb></lb>
may be discharged according to the prayer thereof</p>
<p n="399">And as in Duty bound will Ever Pray</p>
<p n="400"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50206_n400-1">Joseph Woollam</rs>
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