Midlesex Etc

To the Rt: Wppfull: her Maties
Justices of the Peace at their
GenerallQuarterSessions assembled

The humble Petitions of Susanna Newman< no role > late of St Andrews Holbourn in Midlesex

Humbly Sheweth

That your Petitioner was Married to John Newman< no role > in ye parish Church of Knights bridge in
Midlesex on ye. 28th July Ano Dom 1695 , being then in Subflame worth £100: within three
dayes after Marriages. having get her Substence into his hands' Left your Petitioner and
Carried away with him all her Substances leaving yr Petitoners: in a Miserable & deplorable
Condition having nothing to Subsist: Within drop Monthes last past yr Petitioner
found her sd Husband Cohabiting with our Ann Fletcher< no role > (alias) Newman< no role > : who pretends
and Confesss to be his Wife and saith she hath been his Wife near 7 years upon searching ye
Church Book at Knights bridge found their names in ye same Married near 7 years who Cohabite
together and lives in great Splender, but will not allow yr poor Petitiones one penny towards
her Reliefe Your Petitioner being poor and helpless and having attained to above 60 years
of ages her Strength & sight fails: being uncapable of getting her based whereby she
Reduced to that extream Poverty & want that she is utterly late to be last for went of
Relief: unless prevented by your Wpps Pity and Compassion

Forasmuch as your Petitioner is so poor that she hath not many to take out
Certificates from ye Register get hath severall Responsible witnesses here present to
prone her Marriage and the Contents of this Petition to be true

May it please your Wpps to Commisorate her sad Miserable and deplorable Condition
by Causing her said Husband (who is bound Over) to allow her such Maintenance
as in your Wpps Wisdom Shall seem meet

And your Petitioner as in duly bound Shall over pray Etc.