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To the Worshippfulle Bench of Justices now sitting att Hicks Hall in
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St John Street in the County of Middx
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The humble Peticon of
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Phillipp Haley
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a
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for mast
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on board of theire majties Shipp the
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Humbly Sheweth
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That your peticoner was Maliciously indicted for a comon disturber by one
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Ann Loadman
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a coman Sollicities
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who hathrimes severall familes and threatens utterly to sume your peticoner and
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her Husband & not leave tyem worth one penny And the said Loadman did before
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michors Terme last sues out a subpena out of the Office of pleas of he Court of
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Exchequer for twenty pounds wth She demands for Sollicitive fees. but never gare any
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Bill and served the same to with your petitoner appeared by an Attorney which Suit is
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yett depending although she never did any qinge for your peticoner or either of them neithr
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is there one penny oweing to her your peticoner further Sheweth that she is a poore woman
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& hath three small Children and her husband hath noe more then 23s a month in the
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Rings Service & although your peticoner is noe wayes
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guilty of the offences she Stands indicted for
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but cann make it appearely many credible persons wh are her neighbours that she
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hath be haved her selfe very quietly all her life time yett by reason of her povertie has not
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money to traverse & try the said indictment but is forced to canfesse the same
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Where fore your peticoner prayes the prmisses considered
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pays
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that your Worships would put Small fine upon her
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And your peticoner as in duty bounds hall ever pray Etc
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