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To the Worshipll: Bench of Justices alt Hickes
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Hall in the County of Middx:.
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The Case of
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Francis Gery
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yor. late
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Keeper
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of
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New Prison
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Who
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Humbly layes before you the hardshipps together with the Great
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Losses he lyes under in takeing upon him the said Office as also the
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great Expense he hath been at Since ye Death of Capt: Jones to the
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Value of 400d in being Candidate for the Place of Keeper by
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Examining Witnesses and Mr: Berman's bringing a Certiorari and
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other Contempts of this Court against yor: Orders to the Sume of 150d
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5s 9d in Keeping Possion of the said Prison And I have turned out
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as many poore prisoners in this one yeare & 9 Monthes as Comes to 170d
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which hath beene kept by me at my Charge otherwise must have
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Starved which doth appeare by Notes under their hands ready to
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be produc'd to this Honoble: Court there fore I most Humbly pray this
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Honoble: Bench to take it into their Just Consideration that as I have
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been mercifull to poore distres'd prisors: yor: Worships will be pleasd to
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show the same favour to me in the repaymt: of these my Disbursements
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As Followeth.
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1 The Carpenter Bill Paid 4s-6d11-08-09
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2 The Brick Layers Bill Paid 4-4-506-03-10
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3 The Glazier Bill all Paid04-04-06
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4 The Plumers Bill all Pd01-05-11
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5 The Smiths Four Bills all Pd03-14-03
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6 For Trees in the Garden Paid 3
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03-06-00
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7 Per Cleansing and mending ye dreans02-10-00
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9 The Lawyers two Bills43-05-03
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10 Mr: Renta
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Bill02-08-04
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11 My Disbursement from the
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12th: of July. 1710
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to
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March as appeares by my Booke}
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58-11-00
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12 Given Mr: Whitaker the Councill 3 times03-04-06
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13 Paid to Councill to Draw vp my Answr:02-03-00
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14 Paid Mr: Bealch to Sollicite and others01-10-00
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144-05-04
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33:3:3
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111: 2: 1
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