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