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To the worshipfull his majesty's
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Justices of the peace
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Session of the peace Assembled
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The humble Petition of
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George Holland
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Jeremiah Thompson
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Sheweth
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That
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James Crook
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of
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the Strand
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in the sd.
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Hosier
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being indebted to yor Peticoners Severally for
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work and Goods Sold and delivered and yor. Peticoners having at the request
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of the said
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James Crook
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given Bail for him in an Action of
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Debt he was Arrested upon & the sd.
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James Crook
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being in
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insolvent Circumstances on the Sixth of May instant Executed to your Petitioners a Bill of
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Sale of all his Effects consisting of Hosiery Goods & Houshold
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Furin here Upon Several Trusts mentioned in the said Bill
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of Sale user reads to be Produced
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That in Pursuance of such Bill of Sale, yor. Petitioners
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to prevent Imbezillment, on the 8th. of May instant caused
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the Hosiery Goods to be removed to a Place of Safety with
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Intent to dispose
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of the same first to pay
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Joseph Pearce
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the
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Land lord of the prences the Rent due to him And then to
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answer the other Purposes mentioned in the sd. Bill of Sale,
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leaving all the Houshold Furniture upon the prences
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That yor. Petrs. to their very great Surprize have
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been since charged with fraudulently & clandestinely
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removing & conveying away the sd. Goods with intent to
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Prevent the sd.
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Joseph pearce
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the Land lord from distreining
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the same for the Rent one to him And the said Landlord
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& his Tenant conniving together have obtained an Order
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of Conviction against your Petrs. from
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George Garnon
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William Spinnage
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Esqrs. two of his majesty's Justices of
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the Peace dated the 12th. of May instant for so fraudulently
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& clandestinely removing & conveying away the sd. Goods of the
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Value of thirty one pounds And were thereupon adjudged
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and Ordered to Pay the sum of Sixty two pounds double the
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Value of the said Goods to the said
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Joseph Pearce
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on or
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before the Eighteenth day of May instant
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That
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