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Petition of debtors in King s Bench prison plea reform
A damaged petition from debtors confined in the King s Bench prison laments unlawful imprisonment for debt. It accuses the Court of King s Bench and other courts of false returns and coercive confinement, urges relief from Lord Mansfield and Judge Afton, and warns of oppressive profits and unlawful detentions under Magna Charta and Edward III. The text appeals directly to the king for redress and explains hardships faced by families and creditors alike.
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King’ S Bench
Sayelk
Chetwea
Shen
King’s Bench
Magna Chatta
Fation
Lord Mansfield
Afton
S. Beneh
Henry ‘VIII
James
Great ‘Britain
Sintereth
Sd Ninion
Marly
Ion