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