Hicks hall
Brief for Prosecutrix

The king agt James Bagley< no role > on the Prosecution of Bridget Commins< no role >
Wife of Peter Commins< no role > for an Assault Etc

The Indictmt sets forth in a Common usual way th 30th of July last Etc
Pros & is wife to a Weaver in Spittlefields on the 30th of July last as She came by Deft Door in Raven
Row in Spittlefields seeing some Bacon in the open window civilly askd the price thereof Deft.
askd. her what She thought said Bacon was worht She told him Deft with unbecomming and
and obscens spooches such as you Connect Bitele you must go to Ragg fair & buy your Baron
and added such Exprossions as will not bear Repition Particularly as Prosx is farr advanced
inherprequancy She told him let her buy what she might have a Call for She honestly paid
forish and added she did not desirve such treatment Deft. without any for there Provocation or any
offence given set loose his Dog at her & respected the same several times Pros & had a Artichoke
in her hand agoing home with which she defendd her self as well as She cod. But the Dog
being so spirited on by Deft. that he tore her Petiticoat out of the gathers And wod. have Tere
her flash but for the several Petticoats she lead on Deft. not content with such Case Treatnst
nor no Compassions for her Cries nor her Condition being so big in the Child insted of calling off
his Dog took a Tubb of water which he had on his Compter and threw it all over her
But what same over Mr. Phillips the Corroner of the County of Middx Cloaths and Shods Etc who was in Company with Justice
Spillers who Chanced to came by at the Juncture

Please to above That Deft ordered a Warrt on Prosx the 8th of Octor Inst. after giving to Bail to her
Bench warrt. servd for above mentioned offence comd the 30th July laste The hearing Justice
Pointed out the weakness of such proceedings & Dischargd the Pros Etc

To Prove Deft. Assaulting Pros
Please to Call

John Spillen< no role > Esqr .
Mary Wilton< no role >
Thos Phillips< no role > Gent .