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<p n="59">To the Rt. Worshipfull his Maties Justices of the Peace and Oyer and Terminer<lb></lb>
for the County of Midlx</p>
<p n="60">The Humble Peticon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50158_n60-1">William Taylor</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50158_n60-1" type="given" value="WILLIAM"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50158_n60-1" type="surname" value="TAYLOR"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50158_n60-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
now a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50158_occ11">Prisoner</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50158_occ11" type="occupation" value="Prisoner"></interp>
in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50158_geo21"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50158_geo22">New Prison</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50158_geo22" type="placeName" value="New Prison"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50158_geo22" type="type" value="site"></interp>
at<lb></lb>
Clerkenwell</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50158_geo21" type="type" value="parish"></interp>
</p>
<p n="61"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That Your Peticoner was tryed and Convicted this present Sessions for<lb></lb>
a Riot and Misdemeanor in flinging Dirt and Stones at the house of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50158_n61-1">Thomas Leister</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50158_n61-1" type="given" value="THOMAS"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50158_n61-1" type="surname" value="LEISTER"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50158_n61-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
and breaking his Windows on the first day of August last<lb></lb>
being illmuniated on on Aut. of his Maties. happy Auossion to the Crowne</p>
<p n="62">That Your Peticoner is very Sorry for being concerned in the said Riot<lb></lb>
and is resolved carefully to avoid (for the remainder of his life) giving any<lb></lb>
cause of Offence to the Government in like or any other cases</p>
<p n="63">That Your Peticoner is incapable of paying a Fine of twenty pounds Sett<lb></lb>
on him (being a poor Mann) having a life and Children who must<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
Suffer in Want of Comon necessaries, if Your Peticoner is continued in Custody<lb></lb>
for Non payments of the Said Fine</p>
<p n="64">Your Peticoner therefore most humbly Prays Your Worships<lb></lb>
to Mitigate and reduce the Said Fine</p>
<p n="65">And as in duty bound Shall ever pray Etc</p>
<p n="66"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50158_n66-1">Wm. Taylor</rs>
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