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[..] for Victualls & Necessaries & was kept from To Jno. Walker< no role > forabout [..]
to Beat her brains out and made yor Petr. down on her knees & thank him for beating her; That the sd Jno:
Walker met yor. Petr. in Smithfield & prvaild on her to go to the Boars head there, & imediately went from her into
a place called Gunpowder Alley & lay there that night That yor Petr. hearing hee had been wth. other women [..]
that she knew went to them & fore warned them of his Company That yor Petr. caught the sd Mary Hawkyns< no role >
in his Company at the Coopers Arms in Castle Street yt. the sd Jno. Walker came to yor Petr. & desired her to
forgive him or Else Hee should be ruined but instead of Hee using better Manners Hee beat yor Petr. there
till hee all most left her for dead on the ground and then got yor petr. home & knocked her down and Kicked
yor. Petr.. on the face wth. ye Heel of his Shoe the Same being putrified yor Petr. was forced to go to a new Lodging
Otherwise had perished & that yor Petr. had not been in bed 3 nights for 5 months & Spit in her face &
Kickt her & abused her so very much that the Surgeons Informed yor Petr. that twas a Mortification That
the 29th. Septr. Hee went to a Cluk Feast & came home & abused her as before in January sd Jno Walker< no role >
Sent for one Staunton an attorney to make abond from him to yor. Petr. to pay 4 P week weekly for life for
her Sole & Seperate maintenance wch bond was made payable to Katherine Fletcher< no role > in Trust for yor
Sd Petr. That sd Jno. Walker prvaids on sd Katherine Fletcher< no role > to deliver ap sd bond to him & Contrived ill methods
& procured persons to Swear yor Petrs. life away & to bring about their Diabolicall designes apply'd themselves
to one Jonathan Wyld< no role > & by bribes Procured him to find out villians as Evidences agt. her to Try her for felonious
facts & accordingly was Tryed but the Court & Jury finding that twas Malitions Prosecution acquitted her
That yor Petr: Having Served the sd Katherine Fletcher wth: a subpena Swore this riot agt: her and yor.
Pesr. hath no manner of Maintenance from the sd Jno: Walker but allmost perishing and this being yor.
Case of yor poor Petr. Humbly prays that yor. Worshipps will take it into Consideration and that yor
poor Petr. may be relieved in the prmissed as to Justice & Equity may appertayn

and yor Petr. as in duty bound shall ever
Pray Etc.




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