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<p n="455">To the Worshipful Sir <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50682_n455-1">John hawkins</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50682_n455-1" type="surname" value="hawkins"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50682_n455-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50682_occ104">Knight</rs>
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and to the Worshipfull<lb></lb>
other <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50682_occ105">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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& oyer &<lb></lb>
Terminer at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50682_geo257">hicks hall</rs>
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<p n="456">The humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50682_n456-1">William Leigh</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50682_n456-1" type="surname" value="Leigh"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50682_n456-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50682_occ106">Stationer</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50682_geo258">Grays Inn Lane</rs>
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<p n="457"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">humbly Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That your Petr. is most heartily concernd<lb></lb>
to have incurred the displeasure of this<lb></lb>
honoble Court by not attending his duty this<lb></lb>
day as a Jney man & hath been fined by this<lb></lb>
honoble Court for his neglect.</p>
<p n="458">That Your Petrs. did on Tuesday duely<lb></lb>
attend his duty but by an Unforeseen Accident<lb></lb>
was this day a few minutes beyond his time<lb></lb>
of being impanelled & Sworn on the Jary</p>
<p n="459">That yours Petr is ready if your Worships<lb></lb>
please to be examd. on<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Oath touching the truth<lb></lb>
of this Petition</p>
<p n="460">And humbly Prays that this honoble<lb></lb>
Court will Etc pleased to take off<lb></lb>
the Fine or mitigate the Same<lb></lb>
in such manner as so your Worships<lb></lb>
Shall seem meetAnd yr Petr Shall<lb></lb>
ever pray Etc</p>
<p n="461"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50682_n461-1">Wm. Leigh</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50682_n461-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<lb></lb>
3d. day of June 1778</p>
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