To the Right Honourable Sir John Salter< no role > Knight Lord
Mayor of the City of London and to the Recorder of the said City
and also to the rest of the Worshipfull Justices of the Peace within
the said City in their General Session of the Peace assembled

The humble Petiton of Barbara Clarke< no role > Widow

Sheweth

That Your Petitioner presented one William Medland< no role > for Grossly
Assaulting your Petitioner and in December Session last he was Convicted of
the said Assault and the Court Continued him upon his Recognizance' till
January Session and Ordered him in the mean Time to make your Petitioner
Satisfaction and in Obedience to the said Order Your Petitioner delivered the sd:
Mr. Medland two little Bills of the Expences your Petitioner hath been put to
in this Prosecution and in Order to delay the Payment of them He moved
by Councel at the last Session for a longer Time to pay the Money in and the
Court ordered him to be Continued upon his Recognizance till this Present Session but Intend of
Offering to pay your Petitioners Expences as Your Lordship and the Honourable Court directed him He often Abuses your
Petitioner by Calling your Petitioner Old Bitch and so forth and gives out
in the neighbourhood he'll pay the old Bitch nothing

Your Petitioner is a Poor Woman and the Times very hard upon her
The said William Medland< no role > belongs to the India House which brings him
in 12s. a Week and is also by Trade a Taylor his Wife is a Hoop Petticoat
maker and are both in a good Way of getting Money

Your Petitioner therefore humbly prays your
Lordship and Worships will give your Petitioner
such Relief in the Premisses at this present Session
as your Lordship and Worships shall seem meet

The Mark of
Barbara [mark] Clarke< no role >