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<p n="81">To the Honoble the Chairman &<lb></lb>
the rest of his Matyes <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50287_occ13">Justices of<lb></lb>
the Peace</rs>
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now Assembled att the<lb></lb>
Generall Sessions of the Peace now<lb></lb>
holden att <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50287_geo44">Hicks's Hall</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50287_geo45">St.<lb></lb>
John Street</rs>
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in & for the County of<lb></lb>
Middx</p>
<p n="82">The humble petion of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50287_n82-56">Benjamin Campbell Hamilton</rs>
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</p>
<p n="83"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That your poor petr. was att the<lb></lb>
Generall Quarter Sessions of the Peace in<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
August last holden in & for the Said County Indicted<lb></lb>
for Defrand in Defrauding of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50287_n83-1">Ann Coreden</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50287_n83-1" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
of five<lb></lb>
Shillings Upon which account your poor petr. hath<lb></lb>
Ever Since remained a prisoner in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50287_geo46">Newprison</rs>
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</p>
<p n="84">That your poor petr. by reason of his great povety & long<lb></lb>
Confinemt. Is Unable to pay the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50287_occ14">Clark of the Peace</rs>
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<lb></lb>
for Issueing Out the Venire facias and the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50287_geo47">Shefiff</rs>
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for the return thereof and Unless he Shall<lb></lb>
be comitted the Fees thereof Is Unable to try his<lb></lb>
Traverse he having a Distresed family & two<lb></lb>
Small Children</p>
<p n="85">Your poor petr. therefore<lb></lb>
most humbly prayes your<lb></lb>
honours to remitt the Said fees<lb></lb>
and that your poor petr. may be<lb></lb>
admitted to Defend his Suit<lb></lb>
in form a Panperis And your<lb></lb>
poor petr. As in duty bound shall<lb></lb>
Ever pray Etc</p>
<p n="86">Benj. Campbell Hamilton</p>
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