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<p n="3">To the Rr. Worshipfull his Majties. <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65350_occ1">Justices of Peace</rs>
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for the Liberty of Westmsr.</p>
<p n="4">The Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65350_n4-1">William Dawson</rs>
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<p n="5"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Humbly Sheweth</note>
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That your Petr. keep a <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65350_geo2">Coffee house</rs>
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near <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65350_geo3">ye. End of Queen street Westminstr</rs>
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. and that<lb></lb>
Fifteen Months agoe the Constable of that Ward came to your Petr. (but whether upon a General<lb></lb>
or Particular Direction of this Honble. Bench Pet. knows not) and asked if he had any Table<obscured></obscured>
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Instruments of Gaining, to which yr. Petr. answer'd that he had only one pair of Tables which<obscured></obscured>
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in his house when he brought the Goods thereof altogether but they were never made use of for the pray<lb></lb>
of Gaming, Notwithstanding wch. yrs. Petr. was return'd by the sd. Constable as a person keeping a Disorder<lb></lb>
in tended to Traverse, as he might well do, the bare keeking or having Such an Instrument in his house<lb></lb>
being (as he humbly Conceives) no Gaming, or any Offence within the Wards or Intention of any of<lb></lb>
the Statutes of this Realm, But yr. Pet. being a Person of known Reputation and unblemished<lb></lb>
Credit was advised by some of this Honble. Bench in kindness to yr. Pet. and to Save him all farther Charge<lb></lb>
and Attendance not to Traverso yr. Indictmt. and that upon his entering into Bond for yr. further and<lb></lb>
to keep any Gaming house, all proceedings should Cease, and that he should be at liberty to<lb></lb>
withdraw his Recognizance by which he Stood bound to this Honle. Court, which sd, Bond yr. Pet.<lb></lb>
was ready to give, and did give to the Worshippful Justice Broreton, Tho: he was entirely<obscured></obscured>
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of the Cargo contained in the sd. Indistmt. and had never kept, or intended to keep<obscured></obscured>
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Disorderly house, and accordingly, apprear'd in Court at yr. Session, and there paid his That<lb></lb>
he Conceives for withdrawing yr. sd. Recognizance. to wit 3s:6d: But about a mouth a<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
a person who yr. Petr. takes to be an Officer of this Honble; Court came to yr. Petr. and Showed him<lb></lb>
Writing which contain'd the names of Several Persons, among which was that of yr. Petr and<lb></lb>
demanding Money from him, intimated that he would make the Matter easre sd But<lb></lb>
because yr. Petr. did not comply with his sd. unjust and Extortious Demand, concerving he could<lb></lb>
have no such Authority from this Hondble. Court, and that his sd. Recognizance was abroad yr.<lb></lb>
withdrawn he having paid his Fees for that purpose, as he has before inform'd yr. Worshipfull<lb></lb>
The Sd. Person told yr. Petr. that he would try if he could not give him Trouble and make him<lb></lb>
Repent it or Word to the like Effect, and accordingly yr. Petr. finds the Indictmt. and<lb></lb>
Recognizance not yet discharg'd, but by what Means your Petr. known not, and also a How<lb></lb>
Demand upon himself 27s for a Fine sd. The truth of all which Premisses yr. Petr. is<obscured></obscured>
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to Attest and therefore</p>
<p n="6">Humbly prays that as your Worships have a Corrcive<lb></lb>
power and Authority over all the Officers of the Court, that you<lb></lb>
would Vouch fase to do him Justice and grant him such<lb></lb>
Reliefe as the Meritts of his Case do Require, and these<lb></lb>
you will be pleas'd to order his Sd. Bond may be delive'd<lb></lb>
into him</p>
<p n="7">And your Petr. Shall ever Pray</p>
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