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<p n="326">To the Right Honourable the Lord Mayer and the<lb></lb>
rest of his Majtys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50378_occ101">Justices of Oyer and Terminor</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
General Goal Delivery of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50378_geo141">Newgate</rs>
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held for the County<lb></lb>
of Middx</p>
<p n="327">The Humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50378_n327-1">Richard Ashcroft</rs>
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</p>
<p n="328"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That your Petr was on the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50378_date28">23d day of April</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50378_date28" type="date" value="17470423"></interp>
Last<lb></lb>
Committed to Horsham Goal on the<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Oath of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50378_n328-1">Thos Fletcher</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50378_n328-2">Joseph Simpson</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50378_n328-2" type="surname" value="Simpson"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50378_n328-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50378_n328-3">Thomas Mortimer</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50378_n328-4">Thomas Hurst</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50378_n328-5">Thomas<lb></lb>
Smith</rs>
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Charging that your Petr. did on the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50378_date29">14th of Sepr</rs>
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Last<lb></lb>
forcibly Hinder And Obstruct them (being Officers of the Customs)<lb></lb>
in the Execution<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
their Office</p>
<p n="329">That your Petr hath Since been removed to London by<lb></lb>
Habeas Corpus And is Intirely Ignorant of the Said Fact,</p>
<p n="330">Your Petr. therefore most humbly prays this<lb></lb>
Honourable Court will be pleased that your<lb></lb>
Petr. may be Tryed Bailed or discharged this<lb></lb>
present Sessions or make Such other Order<lb></lb>
therein as this Honoble Court shall think fit</p>
<p n="331"> <del>And</del>
</p>
<p n="332">And yr Petr shall ever pray Etc</p>
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