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<p n="477"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">To the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor<lb></lb>
and the rest of his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50379_occ139">Justices of Oyer<lb></lb>
and Terminer</rs>
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and General Goal delivery of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50379_geo340">Newgate</rs>
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held for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50379_geo341">County of Middlesex</rs>
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}</note>
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<p n="478">The Humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50379_n478-1">John Harvey</rs>
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</p>
<p n="479"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That your Petitioner on his coming to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50379_geo342">London</rs>
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in April last was apprehended and<lb></lb>
Commited to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50379_geo343">Newgate</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50379_geo343" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
on Suspicion of his being one of the persons required to Surrender by his<lb></lb>
Majestys Order in Council published in the London Gazett & of the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50379_date71">17th of Janry last</rs>
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for Smuggling</p>
<p n="480">That your Petitioner was on the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50379_date72">22d. of June</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50379_date72" type="date" value="17470622"></interp>
last brought to the Kings Bench<lb></lb>
And Tryed there as a person Convicted and Attainted by verdict and Judgment of Felony But<lb></lb>
It appearing to the Court that the Act of Parliament had not been Strictly pursued your<lb></lb>
Petr. was acquited Yet he has been ever since Confined in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50379_geo344">Newgate</rs>
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<p n="481">That your Petr was and is Intirely Inocent of the fact wherewith he is<lb></lb>
Charged</p>
<p n="482">Your Petitioner therefore most humbly prays this<lb></lb>
Honourable Court will be pleased to Order that<lb></lb>
Your Petr may be Tryed for the sd Fact or be discharged from his Imprisonment<lb></lb>
this present Sessions or Make such other Order<lb></lb>
therein as this Honourable Court Shall think fit</p>
<p n="483">And your Petr Shall ever pray</p>
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