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<p n="170">To the Right Worshipfull his Maties Justices of the<lb></lb>
Peace for the County of Middx att the Sessions att.<lb></lb>
Hicks Hall St. John Street</p>
<p n="171">The humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50054_n171-1">Anne Cantwell</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50054_occ29">Wife</rs>
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of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50054_n171-2">Walter<lb></lb>
Cantwell</rs>
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<p n="172">Sheweth</p>
<p n="173">That your Worships were pleased to order the parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50054_geo27">St. James Westmr.</rs>
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to pay into your Petr. five shillings a Weeke for the support of herselfer Child<lb></lb>
and that your Petr. hath been Severall times with the Overseers of the Poore of<lb></lb>
the said parish who doe not only refuse to pay her. but doe positively tell her<lb></lb>
that they will not obey your Worships Order lett what will come to them, and<lb></lb>
they doe also threaten Gann Petr. And that she is reduced to extream poverty<lb></lb>
as had it not been for the Charity of well disposed Christians she had long since<lb></lb>
Perished: And she hath reason to beleive that her husband and the said<lb></lb>
Overseers doe agree to ruine her: And your Petr. goeing along the street<lb></lb>
was assaulted by two men and a woman, and was greivously battered & wounded<lb></lb>
And the man who first assaulted her took her by the Arme, and sayd these<lb></lb>
words vizt God dawn you for a Bitch you want a husband, come along with<lb></lb>
us, but when People came neare that your Petr. complained of the ill usage,<lb></lb>
they fled, And yor. Petr. does beleive these assaulters were sett on by her<lb></lb>
husband and she does dayly goe in danger of her Life. And that she hath been<lb></lb>
forced to contract severall debts, and is in feare of being arrested, and againe<lb></lb>
Cast into Prison: And yor. Petr. hath been informed that her husband and the<lb></lb>
said Overseers are often together</p>
<p n="174">Your Petr. doth therefore humbly pray yor. Worships will be pleased<lb></lb>
to order the said Overseers to pay her according to your Worships <lb></lb>
order, all the arrears of her Pention, and to releive her according<lb></lb>
to your great wisdom, and Justice.</p>
<p n="175">And your Petr. (as in duty bound) shall ever Pray Etc.</p>
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