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<p n="11">To the Worshipful His Majesties <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65345_occ4">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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at their Generall Quarter Sessions<lb></lb>
Held by Adjournment for the City & Liberty of Westmr. this Eleventh Day of March<lb></lb>
1716.</p>
<p n="12">The humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65345_n12-1">Mary Fletcher</rs>
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Wife of <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65345_n12-2">John Fletcher</rs>
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of the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65345_geo2">St. Clement Danes</rs>
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in the Liberty aforesaid <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65345_occ5">Butcher</rs>
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<p n="13"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That Your Petitioner was Indicted last October Sessions for an Assault upon one <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65345_n13-78">Elizabeth<lb></lb>
Tewxbury</rs>
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that after the said Sessions was over Your Petitioner was Served with a Burch<lb></lb>
Warrant from this Honoble Court to Answer the said Indictment thereupon Bail was Given in<lb></lb>
for your Petitioner before the Worshipfull <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65345_n13-2">Jeffrey Saunders</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65345_occ6">Esqr</rs>
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. to Appear the then next<lb></lb>
Generall Quarter Sessions of the Peace to be holden for the said City and Liberty And to plead to<lb></lb>
the said Indictment But So it is May It Please your Worships that Sometime between<lb></lb>
the Seventh Day of January last and the last Adjournment Day of this Prsent Sessions One<lb></lb>
Richard Gally Prtending to be an Officer in this Court Came to your Petitioner and Demanded<lb></lb>
of her the Sum of Ten Shillings which he said was for Forfeiting Yor. Peticoners Recognizance<lb></lb>
for not appearing this Prsent Sessions And also threatened yor Peticoner that he could or would<lb></lb>
said her to the Gatehouse in Case she refused to pay the Same Shewing to your Petitioner at the Same<lb></lb>
Time a Piece at Parchment which he said was Process against yor. Peticoner Issued out of this<lb></lb>
Court for Her said Neglect That yor. Peticoner being Terrifeild and affrighted by his threats as<lb></lb>
aforesaid Paid the said Richard Gally the Sum above mentioned</p>
<p n="14">March 11th 1716<lb></lb>
Your Peticoner therefore being advised That the is<lb></lb>
Oppressed & Aggrieved by the said Richard Gally humbly<lb></lb>
Prays That the may be Relieved in the Prmisses as to your<lb></lb>
Worships shall Seem meet</p>
<p n="15">And yor. Petrs. as in Duty bound shall ever pray Etca.</p>
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