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<p n="372"> <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50224_date62">Janry. 13th. 1724/5</rs>
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<p n="373">To the Rt. Worshipfull Bench of Justices at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50224_geo218">Hicks Hall</rs>
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<p n="374">The humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50224_n374-1">Margarett Row</rs>
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<p n="375"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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<p n="376">That yr. petr. has an old Ancient Impotent Husband<lb></lb>
Aged above 80 years, and that She Labours hard those<lb></lb>
Severll. Months past to keep him from being a Charge<lb></lb>
to the Pish where he lived Some years, That yr. petr.<lb></lb>
have been beaten butter'd Defamed & Abused by Ths.<lb></lb>
Lye, &. others as Appears by Infficient Wittnessed by.<lb></lb>
That yr. petr. bound him over She being in dread, &<lb></lb>
fear of her life of him & his Adherances that She<lb></lb>
had Notice of Fryall from Sd. Lye for this day<lb></lb>
That yr. petr. is very Poor, And much reduced<lb></lb>
by the Champers, and Shifts of Law Sd. Lye has put<lb></lb>
her unto by Most Malicious proceedings, in. Striving of binding<lb></lb>
her over, And also She Supposes was put unto the<lb></lb>
Crown by his Means by another Pson wth.out ye.<lb></lb>
least provocation given, wch. person offerd yr. petr.<lb></lb>
to decline her presented prtence in the Crown in cass<lb></lb>
yr. petr. would not appear agst. Sd. Lye, That yr. petr.<lb></lb>
is very Poor, & is not Able to fee a Councell, therefor a<lb></lb>
She humbly Implores ye.<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Worships to take the Sume<lb></lb>
unto consideration, & to Suffer no advantage to be<lb></lb>
taken against her, & She will Ever Pray</p>
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