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<p n="279"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Midlesex</note>
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To the Rt Wppfull: her<lb></lb>
Maties: Justices of the Peace</p>
<p n="280">The humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50101_n280-1">Susanna Newman</rs>
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<p n="281"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Humbly Sheweth</note>
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<p n="282">That your poor Petitionermoned this Court Last sessions against<lb></lb>
her Husband <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50101_n282-1">John Newman</rs>
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who stands bound Over to this Sessions<lb></lb>
setting forth that your sd Petitioner Husband: within Three dayes<lb></lb>
after Marriage Took away and Carried of all her Substance being then<lb></lb>
worth in Value to about £100: leaving your Petitioner destitute of<lb></lb>
all necessaries and now lines and Cohabits with a Lend Person: one<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50101_n282-2">Ann Fletcher</rs>
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(alias <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50101_n282-10">Newman</rs>
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) who pretends to be his Wife and your<lb></lb>
Petitioner found their Names as sd in the Church Book at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50101_geo95">Knights Bridge</rs>
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<p n="283">Your poor Petitionr being now attained to be years and upwards her<lb></lb>
Sight and Strength fails: being thereby uncapable of getting her bread<lb></lb>
he having get all her Substance and Refuses to allow her Maintenance</p>
<p n="284">Upon hearing the Cause the Last Sessions it was then Order of<lb></lb>
this Court that the sd <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50101_n284-1">John Newman</rs>
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should allow ye Petitioner sufficient<lb></lb>
maintenance, but he hath disobeyed the sd Order and hath not allowed<lb></lb>
noe doth allow your Petitioner one peny Towards her Relief whereby your<lb></lb>
poor Petitioner is like to be utterly lost for went of Relief unless prevented<lb></lb>
by your Wpps Pity and Compassion</p>
<p n="285">May it please your Wpps to Commiserate her sad Miserable & deplorable<lb></lb>
Condition by granting Order that the sd Newman may allow your Petitionr<lb></lb>
such a Sum of Money to put her in away to live as to your Wpps shall Seem <lb></lb>
meet (or Otherwise: as in ye Wpps Wisdom shall think fitt and that he<lb></lb>
may give Security for ye same: he being so Loose a person that his ward<lb></lb>
may not be taken</p>
<p n="286">And your Petitioner as in duty bound shall ever pray</p>
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