To the Most Honorable Bench

The most humble Petition
of Eliz: Stockdett< no role >

[..] Sheweth

That yr. Worships poore pettionr hath suffered
[..] ch wrong and abuse by Eliz: Grover< no role > who made
[..] yt.yr. petitior. threatened to Murder her but ye. Wth.
petitionr. doth take Almighty God to wittness yt She never
had any Such thoughts or designe neither did ever atempt
is doe her any injury, but this was only a contrivance
[..] between my husband & her to put me out of their way
which they did by puting me in prison whore I have
Sufferd much, yt. did not Suffice but my husband sent one
Eliz. Smith< no role > anothr. of his companyons to abuse me
in yr. prison which she did in Striking me as for my part
I did not lift up a hand against her but ye. prisoners
yt. were then prsent did strike her & would a pumpt
her but by my persuasions they lot her goe &if yr. Wops.
will be pleased to give order for two persons now prisoners
when fine which can testifie ye. truth of ye. whole matter
[..] ng eye witneses of ye. abuse I received at yt. time, I most
humbly desire yt. yr. Wops. will be pleased to take my hard
Circumstance into ye. Serious Considerations and let me
not Suffer in Soe grose a maner my husband hath been
a very ill husband to me & I have Sufferd very much by him
he hath had above five hundred pounds of my Fathly. money
which he hath consumed the greatest part of it amongst.
[..] women I most humbly desire yt. yr. Worships will
be pleased to doe me right for having noe friends or
Relations living I must expect to be crampled under
foot but I hope yr. Honourable bench will not suffer me
to be abused for which I shall alwaies be as in duty
bound to pray Etc