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