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The Humble Petition of
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Sheweth
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That Your Petitioner is an Inhabitant of
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Justice's in the Division
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wherein he
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lives he was Among Others appointed
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, the Performance of which office he is Entirely
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uncappble of Being upwards of three Score Years of Age
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And has been Very much Impaired in his Health by
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his Service in the Army haveing been in the Service
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George the First and his present Majesty and is now
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an Invalid or Peationer at
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And being of
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Forreigner Does Not understand the English
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Languadge
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He therefore Humbly Prays he may be
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Discharged from Serveing the Said Office
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by this Court or otherwise that this
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Court will Please to Give Such Direction
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in the Case According to the Circumstances
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Above mentioned as to You Shall Seem
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