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<p n="161">May it please your Worships</p>
<p n="162">I most humbly crave Leave to<lb></lb>
your Worships that I have been unfortunately conf<obscured></obscured>
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Debt in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50228_geo216">Newgate</rs>
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almost five years, and have<obscured></obscured>
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my self to the late Act of Parliament made for<obscured></obscured>
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of Insolvents, & am intituled to a regular Discharge<obscured></obscured>
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morrow, having then been 33: Days in the Gazette and the<obscured></obscured>
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Days Notice given to my Creditors, therefore I most humbly<obscured></obscured>
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Worships will be pleased to order the Keeper of this Great<obscured></obscured>
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bring me before your Worships, and returnd the Warrant granted<obscured></obscured>
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me; under the hand & Seal of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50228_n162-99">Jno Troughton </rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50228_occ84">Esqr</rs>
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: one of his<lb></lb>
Majts: <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50228_occ85">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50228_geo217">Middlesex</rs>
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, bearing<lb></lb>
date the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50228_date66">Eighth day of June last</rs>
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that I may be discharged from my<lb></lb>
long & tedious Confinement, or otherways disposed of as your<lb></lb>
Worships in your great Wisdom shall think most meet</p>
<p n="163">I am with great deference.<lb></lb>
Your Worships most Distress'd<lb></lb>
but Truly Obedient humble<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50228_n163-24">Willm: Saunders</rs>
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<p n="164"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50228_geo218"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50228_geo219">Newgate</rs>
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Common Side</rs>
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<rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50228_date67">July the 7th 1725</rs>
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<p n="165">P:S. I hope your Worships<obscured></obscured>
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my telling you that I shall in<obscured></obscured>
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perish unless speedily relived</p>
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