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<p n="1093"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45012_geo566">Middlesex</rs>
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To the Right Honourable <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45012_n1093-1">Thomas Harley</rs>
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Lord Mayor of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45012_geo567">City of London</rs>
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the Recorder<lb></lb>
and the rest of the Justices of Gaol delivery of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45012_geo568">Newgate</rs>
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holden<lb></lb>
at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45012_geo569">Justice Hall in the old Bailey</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45012_geo570">County of<lb></lb>
Middlesex</rs>
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<p n="1094">The humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45012_n1094-1">Samuel Willson</rs>
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a Bankrupt<lb></lb>
now a Prisoner in his Majestys prison of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45012_geo571">Newgate</rs>
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<p n="1095"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That your Petitioner was before the last Sessions committed to<lb></lb>
Prison by Sir <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45012_n1095-1">John Fielding</rs>
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charging with concealing his Effects to<lb></lb>
the Amount of Twenty pounds with an Intent to defraud his<lb></lb>
Creditors.</p>
<p n="1096">That your Petitioner is totally innocent of the Crime of which<lb></lb>
he is charged.</p>
<p n="1097">That your Petitioners Prosecutors did not prefer any Bill of<lb></lb>
Indictment at the last Sessions against your Petitioner, but found<lb></lb>
means to induce this Court to continue your Petitioner in Prison.</p>
<p n="1098">That your Petr. hath been afflicted with a severe fit of<lb></lb>
Sickness in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45012_geo572">Newgate</rs>
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and is now in a very weak Condition<lb></lb>
and a continuance of his Imprisonment will in all probability<lb></lb>
shortly put an end to his Life.</p>
<p n="1099">Your Petitioner therefore most humbly<lb></lb>
prays that he may either be Tryed,<lb></lb>
Discharged out of Custody or admitted to Bail<lb></lb>
the present Sessions pursuant to the Statute in such<lb></lb>
Case made and provided</p>
<p n="1100">And Your Petr. shall ever pray Etc.</p>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45012_n1101-1">Saml. Willson</rs>
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