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853) 879 Humbly [illegible] and forgiveness And that your Ex.cy would be pleased to extend y.r accustomed [illegible] Peticon.r and as duty bound shall ever pray for Your Ex.cys long & happy Governm.t [illegible] Phillip Clarke September y.e 4.th 1698 To his Ex.cy Francis Nicholson Esq.r Cap.t Gen.ll and Govern.r in Chiefe in and over this his Maj.ties Province and Territory of Maryland The humble Peticon of Gerrard Slye Sheweth That he Looks upon it as one of y.e greatest misfortunes of his life to be brought under y.r circumstances he at p.rsent Lyes under in as much as thereby he is found guilty of abusing and revileing a person not onely Dignified w.th y.e Character w.ch y.r Ex.cy beares in this Province under his Sacred Maj.tie but likwise a pson whose care prudence Dilligence & circumspection has brought y.e frame of this Governm.t to such a pfection and promoted acts of Justice and piety to that degree therein as may Justly Deserve y.e affections and prayers for y.r Ex.cys long continuance in y.e Governm.t of all psents well asserted to their King and Country And as your Ex.cys humble peticoner from y.e bottom of his heart is sorry not onely for his said misfortune but alsoe for his offence given your Ex.cy soe he sincearely promisses never again to give y.e least Accasion either by keeping company w.th aney Disasserted psons or psons to your Ex.cy or otherwise of his falling again under your Ex.cys Displeasure and this as he is a Christian does Declare that none of his actions were ever thought or Intended to stirr aney manner of comocon in your Ex.cys Governm.t & hoping this being his first crime ag.t y.r Ex.cy that you will be soe favourable to extend your Clemency soe farr towards him as he is well satisfied your Ex.cy has heretofore done to a person in y.e same or Worse Circumstances he humbly leaves himself at your Ex.cys mercy w.ch if granted him shall be for ever bound to pray for your Ex.cys long life & prosperity Gerrard Slye I accknowledge y.r evill of these actions to be as well ag.t y.r Government as against your Ex.cy Gerrard Slye Sep.r 6.th 1698 To his Ex.cy Francis Nicholson Esq.r Cap.t Gen.ll and Govern.r in Chiefe in over his Maj.ties Province of Maryland and y.r Territoryes thereunto belonging The humble peticon of Gerrard Slye Sheweth That your Peticoner has lately in all humble manner addressed himself to your Ex.cy seting forth y.e Deep sence he has of his misfortune in falling under your Ex.cys Displeasure and of y.e greife he is burthened w.th by being deservedly found guilty of abuseing a pson under whose Governm.t all discerning people may plainly see their own happiness That your Peticoners said grief & misfortune is y.e more heavy to him by understanding that his inconsiderate word and actions have by some of y.e People of this Province been improved to that Degree as to breed some discontent in y.e minds of some of y.e Inhabitants whereby your Ex.cys Governm.t might have rec.d some trouble tho never in y.e least imagined or intended by y.r Peticon.r And that your Peticon.rs sincerity in this his humble [illegible] to your Ex.cys Clemency may be y.e more apparently be knowne to y.e world he unfeigned offers w.th all the Cond or Immaginable to answer ^tryall^ to all such questions as your Ex.cy shall please to put to him whereby your Ex.cy may recieve further satisfaction in the discovery of aney matter that may give your Ex.cy y.e least Discontent soe farr as he is capable of doeing and to confirm your Ex.cy in y.r beliefe of your Peticon.rs sincerity in this matter he humbly offers to deliver into your Ex.cy y.r very Orriginall of y.e late articles framed by M.r John Cood and sent under his owen hand who is y.e main Instrument of your Peticoners p.rsent misfortunes and whose Company and Correspondence your Peticoner for his owne safty or for y.e future avoyd And in as much as your Ex.cys humble Peticoner has thus sincerely and in all humility list himself to your Ex.cys mercy and has offered to doe aney thing in his power and Knowledge that may in aney wise conduce to your Ex.cys satisfaction he humbly hopes your Ex.cys goodnes swill soe farr condescend as to remitt y.r premisses due to his guilt and pmitt him to goe home and mind his owne private affaires w.ch for y.e future shall be y.e onely thing y.r peticon.r shall medle w.th all wherein your Ex.cy will highly oblidge y.r Peticon.r allways to pray y.r Ex.cys happiness Gerrard Slye |
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