Middx
Present Thomas Lane< no role > Esqr Chairman
John Fielding< no role > Esqr
Mr. Sydenham
Mr. Mombray
Mr Green

At the Committee of his Majesty's Justices
of the Peace fat the County of Middlesex
at Hicks Hall on Tuesday the 2d day of
September 1760.

The Petition of Mary Pentlon< no role > agst. Wm. Pentlow< no role >
Keeper of new Prison and the Copy of
Comittment annexed referred to this Commee were read by
Mr. Chairman upon which Henry
Wallbank< no role > the Keeper of the House of
Correction was call'd in and sworn
& he deposed that the Potr. was taken
by him before Mr. Fielding for Misser
haviour in the sd House of Correction
and that she Struck and Feat her said
Husband then present upon the breast
Several times and that the Justice
Comitted her to the Gatehouse Mr.
Wallbanck desiring she might Not be
Sent to his custody for fear.

Mr. Pentlow was also called in
and Sworn and amongst other Things
deposed he actually went in danger
of his Life when his wife was so Comd.
and complain'd thereof on Oath before the
Sd. Justice, that the Surgeon delares her
Ann is not broke as her Petr. alledges
That the sole reason of obtaining the discharge
for her was because he did not chuse to have his
name in queon on so unhappy an Affair