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The Humble petition of
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That Your petitioner this day was condicted before
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Your Worship and received sentence of One Month imprison-
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ment but most humbly prays you will with the rest of
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the
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be pleased
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to take Your petitioner's hard Case into Consideration, In
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being not able for to go throw his punishment on account
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of a Wound that he has lately received which throw the
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great Agoney he labours under on Sessions his having at
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Swelling in his testikles, that he cannot stand nor
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move also is very fearfull his undergoing his punishment
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will prove total to him, as the pains that he is in at
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present if beyond descriptions.
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May it therefore please Your Worship and
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the rest of the
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to have Mens on
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grant your petitioner a purdon that he may get into
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an Hospital to be cured, Your petitioner has no
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friends to give him the least support, To most humbly
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prays you will grant him apardon to go to an Hospital
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for a cure of his informants and dangerous wound
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which is proved to be such by the Doctor that attends
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him May Your Worship with your great humanity
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be pleased to have Compassion and grant your
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One o Clock July 14th. 1781}
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