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an half's Servitude, with utmost and most punctual Honesty,
to the great Satisfaction of Your Petitioner and his Family.
That the said Lad is naturally very Simple, not having that
reflection necessary to draw Consequences, whereby he was
unfortunately worked upon by the Persuasions of Villainous
People, so that he Climbed down Your Petitioner's Chimney
and Stole out of the Drawer One Dollar, of which Crime the
Grand Jury became acquainted, and he was thereupon Tried
Convicted and Sentenced to be Hanged at Our last Assize
Court. That your Petitioner Conceives it was easy for him to
perfect the aforesaid Crime, as he was a Chimney Sweeper,
and had Orders from your Petitioner to perform that Service
as often as should think necessary.

Lib. C. B.
No. 20

That the Simplicity of the said Thomas may clearly appear
from his Tryal, for when on Trial, when he was to have made
his Defence, and no Witness Sufficient against him he, out of
his great Simplicity, Confessed the Fact without any Hesita-
tion.
Your Petitioner therefore humbly prays Your Excellency
will be pleased to take the Simplicity of the said Boy, his
tender Age, and the Effect of Evil Persuasions to an unthink-
ing Youth, into your Wise Consideration, and out of your
great Clemency alter the Sentence of Death, under which he
now lies, to Banishment or any other that Your Excellency in
your great Wisdom shall seem meet.
And your Petitioner will pray &c :
Alex^r M^cMechan

On Consideration of the aforegoing Petition, His Excel-
lency, with the Advice of this Board, was pleased to Order
that a Pardon issue for the said Thomas Robinson, on Condi-
tion of his leaving the Province within ten days from the
time of his delivery out of Goal, and never to return again,
which Issued accordingly.
Read the Transcript of the Conviction of Edward Power,
late of Baltimore County, Condemned at the last Court of
Assize held in the said County, for a certain Burglary by him
Committed.
Ordered by his Excellency the Governor, with the Advice
of this Board, that a Pardon Issue for the said Edward Power,
on Condition of his leaving the Province within ten days from
the time of his delivery out of Goal, and never to return again,
which Issued accordingly.
On resuming the Consideration of the Complaint of Ed-
ward Talbot against William Ireland, It was Ordered that a
Hearing upon this Affair and final Determination be had, by

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