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To the Right Worspl. his Maties Justices of the Peace for the County
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of Midds
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The humble Peticon of
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Robert Nevell
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Sheweth
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That about Janry 1695 yor. petr. was entred on board the
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Robt & Sammuell
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Capt
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Dodson Comainder bound for
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Mary land
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That about Six Months afterwards the sd Capt. Dodson did abuse yor petr. in a
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very barbouray manner by beating & wounding him soe that he was Came in his
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Limbs some time after & the sd Capt continued beating & abuseing of him all certaine
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W
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in a very Preste manner untill the sd. shipp was wrived
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aforesd. for me other reason but that your Petr. being Sick the sd Capt
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Dodson some he would heate your petr. untill he was well whereupon
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upon the sd. Shipps arrivalls in Merry Lane your Petr. obleyned a Warrt
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from one of his Maties Justices of the peace of Cecill County & the sd
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Capt Dodson being brought before the sd Justice of Peace he then
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promised to he siad to your Per. & that noe Such Abuses should be
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comitted for the future yett nev theless he arrested yor. Petr. out of malice
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but your petr.
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him & he also refused in receive your Petr againe
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into his Service Soe that your Per. was obledged to come to England in
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Another Shipp & upon a Letter from the Secratary of Barbadue
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who was Sencible of the great abuser your Per. had rent from his sd
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Capt your Petr. was in England wholly discharged from his Matie
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service And there being Severall me now in Mary Land & other
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Countrys who are there obleidged to continue by reason of the
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Abuses of their Capts. And forasmuch as your Petr. haveing a
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Considerable Sum of money due to him for Wages from the sd Capt
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Dodson which Wages your Petr. Demanded of the sd Capt in
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Mary Land but he refused to pay the Same & likewise to deliver
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your Petr. Cloathes on purpose
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to deleyne your Petr. in that
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County And the sd Capt haveing in England acknowledged the sd
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wages to he due to your Petr. & of ten promised paymt. to yor. Petr.
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but he is still unsattisfyed the same & the sd Capt Still deteyne
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your Pet. Cloathes from him
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Tho. Nash
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Yor. Petr. therefore most humbly
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Prayes your Worspps to be pleased to
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Order that the sd Capt Dodson
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may appeare in this Honble Court
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this par Sessions to answer your Petr.
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Complt in respect of the sd Abuses &
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to shew cause why yor. Petr. is not
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hath
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And yor. Pr. shall ever & pray of
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