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To the Right Worshipfull his Maties: Justices of the
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Peace for the County of Middx In their Generall
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Sessions of the peace Assembled
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The Humble Petition of
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Edward Roberts
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now A
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prisoner
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Sheweth
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That your petitioner was About three Months Since
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tryed before this Honerable Court for Assaulting one
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Margaret
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A Woman of A Vile Character with an Intent
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to Ravish her, Tho her Intent was onely to Extert Money
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from your Humble Petitioner, that with her false Swearing
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She prevailed upon this Court to Convict him of ye Said Offence
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And was Sentenced to Six Monthes hard Labour besides his body
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Thatt your Humble Petitioner is in A Deplowable State of body
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being broke out in the face & body that he is Really An
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Object of Pitty to All thatt Shall be hould him & therefore
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is Rendred as Such to this Honerable Court Implorsing their
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Mercy or Other wayes he Must Invitabley parish Severall Surgeons
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haveing Review'd the Body of your Humble petitioner Gives in
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their Verdict that itt is Morall Impossible for him to live
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much longer without A Speedy Releif. That your Petitioner has
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Undergone three Months Imprisinment in this his Deplowable
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Condition & Most Humbly Begs of this Honerable Court to take
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his Circumstances Into their Serious Consideration & be Pleas'd to
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Order them his Liberty
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And Your petitioner As in Duty Bound
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shall Ever Pray
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