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<p n="494">To the Worshipfull Bench of Justices</p>
<p n="495">The humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50742_n495-1">William<lb></lb>
Gardner</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50742_n495-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
; of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50742_n495-2">William Kerley</rs>
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</p>
<p n="496"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That your Petitioners were on Saturday tryed or<lb></lb>
on the Indictment of Mr Justice Girdler for having<lb></lb>
counterfeited his Signature to a Warrant as also for<lb></lb>
having conclude the Warrant in taking allman up a<lb></lb>
thereon and were sentenced to Six Months Imprisonment</p>
<p n="497">That your Petitioner Offence was attended with<lb></lb>
on will Intention either to Mr Girdler or the other<lb></lb>
Prosecutor though your Petitioners are sensible it may<lb></lb>
be considered as a gross Misdemeanor to the respect<lb></lb>
dew to his Worship and as such may deserve a<lb></lb>
Punishment yet Your Petitioners having at pleasedly<lb></lb>
offered to Make any Concession which Mr Girdler<lb></lb>
required and which on their Tryal they were and<lb></lb>
still are ready to do and though Mr Girdler suspects they<lb></lb>
meant to Attend him by pleading Not Guilty on<lb></lb>
their say at and they had no such Intention it being<lb></lb>
entirely through Ignorance and the Advice of the<lb></lb>
Attorney they employed in this Business</p>
<p n="498"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50742_n498-1">Jno Brown</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50742_geo185">Grays Inn Lane</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50742_n498-2">James Murray</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50742_n498-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50742_n498-3">Mary Frontbeeh</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50742_n498-4">David Houston</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50742_n498-5">Rich Huddleston</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50742_geo186">Hatton Street</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50742_n498-6">Thos. Huddleston</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50742_geo187">Hallan Street</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50742_n498-7">Henry Bostock</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50742_n498-7" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50742_geo188">Hallon Street</rs>
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<lb></lb>
W Sharpe <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50742_geo189">Holborn Bridge</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50742_n498-8">Wm Griffin</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50742_geo190">High Holborn</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50742_n498-9">Saml Plett</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50742_geo191"> Edmonton</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50742_n498-10">Heny. Watkins</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50742_geo192">Holborn Bridge</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
Heyricke <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50742_geo193">Holborn Hill</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Your Petitioners therefore most<lb></lb>
humbly pray Your Worships to Gran<lb></lb>
unto Your Petitioners that blemency<lb></lb>
which they are sensible you are<lb></lb>
always ready to shew to those who<lb></lb>
You May think deserving same by<lb></lb>
Miligating that sentence you were<lb></lb>
pleased to pass in shortening so long<lb></lb>
and Miserable a Confinement Your<lb></lb>
Petitioner having Procured the several<lb></lb>
Persons whose Names are hereto sutrend<lb></lb>
to humbly recommend your Petitioners<lb></lb>
to such favour</p>
<p n="499">And Your Petitioners as<lb></lb>
in duty bound shall ever pray</p>
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