To the Rigt: Honble: The Lord Mayor and the Judges Sitting at the
Sessions of the Old Bayly

The humble Petition of Rich: Vaughan< no role > Gentl

Sheweth

That yor: Petr: haveing last Sessions at Hixes Hall Indited Elizabth.< no role >
the wife of John Pighills< no role > Clerke of Patrington in york sheire
yr: Petr: wth: the Counstable ano ye: Bench Warrant went to ye: sd Elizabeth
Lodging a Baker in little kerby street and sevrall other lende women
in the darke Insselled the Constable downe Staires as well as yr: Petr.
who canot get the said Constable to Returne the Bakers House for disordr
thos: yr: Petr saw a man in Bed with the said Rghills and not her husband but
yr: Petr: ye next day finding ye: said Pighills in ye: Round house by Clare Markett
and there Charged her wth: the said Bench Warrant and coming before
Justice Bond he took ye: Recognizance untill this Sessions ye Sessions
of Hickes Hall being then only adjorned for the Fast day yr: Petr: haveing
Attended as appeares by his severall sumons annexed humbly prayes the
said Pighills be not so easily discharged yr: Petr: being in danger of his life
shee haveing since this Recognizance threatoned him wth: a knife and
declared Shee had hired two soldiers to brake his bones two other
Villinous persons to sware Treason and Fellony against yr: Petr: besides
the said Pighills Carryes Toysen in somutch that John Blackham< no role > Esqr
lock from her as much Opium as would Kill forty people designed for him
and yr: Petr: besides ye: said Pighills changes her name Removes her lodging
or tuned out on Account of Lewdness and is not Easily found againe
haveing a seperate maintenance allowed her by her husband Nor can Mrs
Grisdall canol gett her to keep from her house where yr: Petr: lodgeth

Yr: Petr: therefore humbly prayes the Order of this
Honble: Court to send Pighills to her said husband
or to some Worke house or give Baile for he
good behaviour as in yr: wisdome yr: honours
shall think Fitt

The Peticonr. Richard Vaughan< no role >
maketh oath that the contents of
this by peticon are true

Jur 26o Febr 1707
coram me

Richard Vaughan< no role >

John Powell< no role >

And yr: Petr: shall Ever pray Etc
and maketh Oath yt this
petion is true

Richard Vaughan< no role >