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Octr. Sess: 1719
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To the Right Honourable Thomas Lord Parker Baron of
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Macklesfield Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
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The humble Representation of his Majestys Justices of the
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Peace for the
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in Quarter Sessions
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thirteenth day of October 1719.
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Sheweth
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Representacon to
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Lc. Chancellor. agt.
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Wm. Booth
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That Complaint having been made unto this Court at the
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last Generall Sessions held for this County by
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and Elizabeth his Wife against
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one of his Majestys
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of
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this County then present that he had Severall Ways
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oppressed them by colour of his Office and more especially
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had Exacted moneys for discharging them from their
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Imprisonment which were particularly set forth in
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their Petition to the said Court thereby praying their
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Opinion touching the matters in the said Petition
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contained Upon which the said Mr Booth desired two
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days time to be heard touching the matters aforesaid
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when (vizt.) the Fourth day of September last the Peticoners
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and Mr. Booth appeared with their Witnesses on both
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sides who were examined and the parties themselves
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fully heard and it appeared unto us that Mrs. Manley had
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been beaten by one
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complained thereof to Mr. Booth the next Justice of the
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Peace who issued his Warrant against the Servant had
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her brought before him thereupon to his house in
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Manley and the Servants defence And committed the
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for beating her Mistress and
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for want of Sureties, where she continued for two
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days and then was admitted to Bail and discharged
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from her Imprisonment by Mr. Booth.
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That at the time of such discharge he received the
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Servants complaint against her Master and Mistress
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issued his Warrant against them thereupon had them
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brought before him and demanded Sureties for their
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