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The Petition of
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James Ferroll
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most humbly
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Sheweth
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That Yr. Petrs life is conspired against
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by two infamous Villains
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Jno: Armstrong
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and
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Jno: Connor
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who are admitted as Evidence against him
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not withstanding they themselves were guilty of
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the Crime
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That yr: Petr: was privy to their
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sending Several Men to the French Service this
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considerable time past & was at last by their re-
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peated Solicitations persuaded to Joyn them in the Same
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Scheme, but Petr. Shunning their company for Some
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time before this unfortunate affair happen'd they
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apprehended that he intended to bring them to Justice
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whereupon they made him drunk & prevail'd on him
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to give them the Key of the House which was
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in trust with him after they Robbed the prosecutors
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room, they came to him when he was intoxicated
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with Liquor, the one delivered him a Ring the other a
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coat & desired him to
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goes
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to a certain place
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there to remain untill they came to him to
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proceed on their Jorney to France altogether
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Yr: Petr: therefore most humbly implores yr.
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Lordships to permit him to put off his tryal
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till next Session, that he may have time to find
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out his Wittnesses who have now absented them
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selves, for fear of those Villains, as there were Severals
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concerned in the Same practice, Yr: Ld: ships
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indulgence will be a means of preserving the
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life of an innocent Man who as in duty
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bound Shall ever Pray.
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