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<p n="458">To the Rights Honourable <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50742_n458-1">Johns Manwaring</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50742_occ90"> Esqr.</rs>
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One of His Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50742_occ91">Justices of the peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50742_geo165">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<p n="459">The Humble petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50742_n459-1">Chas. Oxton</rs>
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A Fine in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50742_geo166">New Prison</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50742_geo167">Clerkenwell</rs>
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,</p>
<p n="460"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That your petitioner was tried before Your Worship at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50742_geo168">Hick's<lb></lb>
Hall</rs>
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in April Sessions last on Suspicion of the rapt. formerly Guilty and<lb></lb>
received Sentences of One Your imprisonment, ones whiped and to stand<lb></lb>
ones in the pillory.</p>
<p n="461">Your Petitioner has undergoing throw the him stoment of being<lb></lb>
whiped, but with great handship as he is in Years, also very layes and sickly<lb></lb>
for throw his informaties he was by the parish put into the Workhouse, and<lb></lb>
remained the is Six Years, and untill this infacturials affair happened,<lb></lb>
and never before was accused of or charged with a distance It Action, but<lb></lb>
assays has the Character of is honest Industorous man, be all them<lb></lb>
that knew him, petitioner is Nine and forty Years of Eigs, and for same<lb></lb>
Years last past, has enjoyed a very Sickly state of health, and with that,<lb></lb>
In is very Lame, that at times he is Obliged to keep his Bed for a Week<lb></lb>
together, which makes his sufferings very great.</p>
<p n="462">May it therefore please Your Woship to lake your petitioners<lb></lb>
great agt and Sickle constitution into our being considerations,<lb></lb>
And quitt your great Hannah be pleased to length and<lb></lb>
forgive him that of standing in the pillory as he is not<lb></lb>
able for together an the punishment, also it may be the<lb></lb>
Occassion of his death.</p>
<p n="463"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50742_geo169">New Prison</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50742_geo170">Clerkenwell</rs>
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June 12th. 1781}</note>
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Your petitioner therefore most humbly<lb></lb>
Humbly begs Your Worship men be pleased<lb></lb>
to consider Sum and object worths of mercy,<lb></lb>
and be so having as to like off that<lb></lb>
punishment are beyond expression, so Your<lb></lb>
Worship's petitioner Most humble hopes<lb></lb>
that you may think proper to comply<lb></lb>
with this acquest And petitioner as in<lb></lb>
duty bound will for ever pray &<obscured></obscured>
caf<obscured></obscured>
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<p n="464"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50742_n464-1">Charles Oxtoby</rs>
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