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To the Worshipfull Bench of Justices
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at
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The Humble Petition of
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Charles
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Sheweth
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That some time since your Peticoner having arrested
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one
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Nicholas Snow
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at the Suite of
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Edw: Lewis
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for £20. the said
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Snow produced a Duplicate to your Peticoner which your Peticoner
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was willing to submitt to, but upon his applicacon To his
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Plaintiffe and likewise to the Undersherriffe of
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Middx
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and the
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Attorney that employ'd him, neither of them would inter meddle
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so that your Peticoner being fear
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being
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was advised to putt him into safe Custody
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That there being an Order made by Mr Justice
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Bateman & Mr. Justice Smith for the Pet. & his Attorney to
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attend them to shew cause why the said
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Edw: Lewis
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should not
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be discharged according to his Duplicate, neither of them
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appeared, And your Peticoner not withstanding he had not
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to attend was by their Worshipps fined £10:
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That your Peticoner having deposited the said
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Sume in order to be disposed of as your Worshipps should
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direct, and part thereof still remaines in the Undersherriffs
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hands. And your Peticoner being a Young Officer and only
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intending to save his Security, not
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any wayes acting
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in Contempt of their Worshipps Order, but purely through
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ignorance, and haveing had severall Misfortunes in
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Execucon of his Office is at present but in meane
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Circumstances
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Most Humbly Prayes your Worshipps
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Consideration, and that you will be
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favourably pleas'd to releive your Petr.
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(out of the remaining part of the money
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remaining in the Sherriffs hands) as
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to your Worshipps shall seeme meete
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And your Petr. (as in Duty
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bound) shall pray
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