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To the Rr. Worshipfull his Majties.
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Justices of Peace
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for the Liberty of Westmsr.
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The Petition of
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William Dawson
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Humbly Sheweth
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That your Petr. keep a
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Coffee house
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. and that
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Fifteen Months agoe the Constable of that Ward came to your Petr. (but whether upon a General
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or Particular Direction of this Honble. Bench Pet. knows not) and asked if he had any Table
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Instruments of Gaining, to which yr. Petr. answer'd that he had only one pair of Tables which
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in his house when he brought the Goods thereof altogether but they were never made use of for the pray
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of Gaming, Notwithstanding wch. yrs. Petr. was return'd by the sd. Constable as a person keeping a Disorder
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in tended to Traverse, as he might well do, the bare keeking or having Such an Instrument in his house
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being (as he humbly Conceives) no Gaming, or any Offence within the Wards or Intention of any of
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the Statutes of this Realm, But yr. Pet. being a Person of known Reputation and unblemished
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Credit was advised by some of this Honble. Bench in kindness to yr. Pet. and to Save him all farther Charge
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and Attendance not to Traverso yr. Indictmt. and that upon his entering into Bond for yr. further and
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to keep any Gaming house, all proceedings should Cease, and that he should be at liberty to
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withdraw his Recognizance by which he Stood bound to this Honle. Court, which sd, Bond yr. Pet.
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was ready to give, and did give to the Worshippful Justice Broreton, Tho: he was entirely
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of the Cargo contained in the sd. Indistmt. and had never kept, or intended to keep
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Disorderly house, and accordingly, apprear'd in Court at yr. Session, and there paid his That
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he Conceives for withdrawing yr. sd. Recognizance. to wit 3s:6d: But about a mouth a
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a person who yr. Petr. takes to be an Officer of this Honble; Court came to yr. Petr. and Showed him
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Writing which contain'd the names of Several Persons, among which was that of yr. Petr and
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demanding Money from him, intimated that he would make the Matter easre sd But
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because yr. Petr. did not comply with his sd. unjust and Extortious Demand, concerving he could
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have no such Authority from this Hondble. Court, and that his sd. Recognizance was abroad yr.
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withdrawn he having paid his Fees for that purpose, as he has before inform'd yr. Worshipfull
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The Sd. Person told yr. Petr. that he would try if he could not give him Trouble and make him
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Repent it or Word to the like Effect, and accordingly yr. Petr. finds the Indictmt. and
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Recognizance not yet discharg'd, but by what Means your Petr. known not, and also a How
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Demand upon himself 27s for a Fine sd. The truth of all which Premisses yr. Petr. is
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to Attest and therefore
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Humbly prays that as your Worships have a Corrcive
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power and Authority over all the Officers of the Court, that you
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would Vouch fase to do him Justice and grant him such
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Reliefe as the Meritts of his Case do Require, and these
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you will be pleas'd to order his Sd. Bond may be delive'd
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into him
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And your Petr. Shall ever Pray
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