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To The Worship full Bench of Justices
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For the County of Middx
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The hble Peticon of
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Martha Mitchell
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Humbly
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Sheweth That yer. Petr. having Indited one
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Brown Headborough
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of the Division of
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Holywell Street
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Shoreditch
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for keeping an unlawfull
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gameing house, yor Petrs. Adversary out of Malice Indited yer. Petr. for
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a Riot, of wch. She was no ways guilty, And altho on his Oath Comitted
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by the Worship full Justice Mitchell to New Prison, yet was carried to
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Bridewell wth. out Lawfull Authority where She was used after a very
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inhumane manner and afterwards carried where comitted in which
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Prison, your Petr. continues in a Perishing Condicon.
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Yor. Petr. there fore humbly Prays in this Case
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releif against her Accuser hopeing yor. Worships
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will be pleased to take her Miserable Condition into
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yor. Worships Consideration & Order her to be discharged.
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And your Petr. as in Duty bound Shall ever Pray Etc.
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