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<p n="449">St <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50742_n449-1">John Manwaring</rs>
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Esqr..</p>
<p n="450">The Humble petition of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50742_n450-1">John Gray</rs>
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Confined<lb></lb>
by <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50742_geo160">New prison</rs>
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<p n="451"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That Your petitioner this day was condicted before<lb></lb>
Your Worship and received sentence of One Month imprison-<lb></lb>
ment but most humbly prays you will with the rest of<lb></lb>
the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50742_occ87">Gentleman</rs>
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upon the Bench at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50742_geo161">Hick's Hall</rs>
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be pleased<lb></lb>
to take Your petitioner's hard Case into Consideration, In<lb></lb>
being not able for to go throw his punishment on account<lb></lb>
of a Wound that he has lately received which throw the<lb></lb>
great Agoney he labours under on Sessions his having at<lb></lb>
Swelling in his testikles, that he cannot stand nor<lb></lb>
move also is very fearfull his undergoing his punishment<lb></lb>
will prove total to him, as the pains that he is in at<lb></lb>
present if beyond descriptions.</p>
<p n="452">May it therefore please Your Worship and<lb></lb>
the rest of the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50742_occ88">Gentleman</rs>
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to have Mens on<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
and<lb></lb>
grant your petitioner a purdon that he may get into<lb></lb>
an Hospital to be cured, Your petitioner has no<lb></lb>
friends to give him the least support, To most humbly<lb></lb>
prays you will grant him apardon to go to an Hospital<lb></lb>
for a cure of his informants and dangerous wound<lb></lb>
which is proved to be such by the Doctor that attends<lb></lb>
him May Your Worship with your great humanity<lb></lb>
be pleased to have Compassion and grant your<lb></lb>
petitioner his request,</p>
<p n="453">And he as in duty<lb></lb>
bound will for ever pray<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50742_n453-1">John Gray</rs>
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</p>
<p n="454"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50742_geo162">New prison</rs>
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Saturday<lb></lb>
One o Clock July 14th. 1781}</p>
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