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<p n="423">That your petitioner hath been known to <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50742_n423-1">John Willan</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50742_occ74">Esquire</rs>
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the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50742_occ75">Contractor for Artillery</rs>
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for Forty Years and<lb></lb>
upwards who has kindly Taken the part of Your petitioner in<lb></lb>
this Business well knowing that Your petitioner hath been<lb></lb>
much Oppressed by the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50742_n423-2">Richard Cook</rs>
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who is a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50742_occ76">Tenant</rs>
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<lb></lb>
of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50742_n423-3">John Willan</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50742_occ77">Esqr</rs>
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<p n="424">That in Consideration of your petitioners having been<lb></lb>
so many Years in the Service of the late Lord Ligonier And<lb></lb>
of his late and present Majesty as aforesaid And in<lb></lb>
Regard That your petitioner was greatly provoked by the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50742_n424-1">Richard Cook</rs>
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at the time of Your petitioners offending<lb></lb>
against the Laws of his County and in Consideration of<lb></lb>
your petitioners such Wife and Family And your petitioner<lb></lb>
Hereby faithfully promising to be particularly careful of<lb></lb>
his Conduct in future</p>
<p n="425">Your Petitioner therefore humbly prays<lb></lb>
That your Worships Will be pleased to take<lb></lb>
the promises into your Worships consideration<lb></lb>
And that your Worships Will be pleased<lb></lb>
to Order your petitioner to be Liberated from<lb></lb>
his present Confinement Or that your Worships<lb></lb>
Will be pleased to Grant to Your petitioner such<lb></lb>
other Relief in the premises as to your Worships<lb></lb>
shall seem meet</p>
<p n="426">And Your petitioner shall ever pray Etc</p>
<p n="427">Recommended to the favour<lb></lb>
of the Worshipful Bench by}<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50742_n427-1">John Willan</rs>
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