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<p n="89">To the Right Worll: his Maties: <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50059_occ23">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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<p n="90">for the County of Midd</p>
<p n="91">The humble Peticon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50059_n91-1">Martha</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50059_n91-1" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50059_occ24">wife</rs>
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of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50059_n91-2">John<lb></lb>
Horner</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50059_n91-2" type="surname" value="Horner"></interp>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50059_occ25">Tailour</rs>
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<p n="92"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
</p>
<p n="93">That your peticonr husband refuseth to allow her any maintainance<lb></lb>
where by She hath been forced to crave releivd of the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50059_occ26">Overseers of the<lb></lb>
poore</rs>
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of the Pish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50059_geo35">St Martin in the Feilds</rs>
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who have releived her there<lb></lb>
upon, That her Said Husband hath used her in a most barbarous &<lb></lb>
inhumane manners by often beating & bruiseing of her And endavoured of<lb></lb>
late to putt her into Bedlam pretending Shee is Madd</p>
<p n="94">That in Order therunto her Said husband P cured Sd Robert<lb></lb>
Geffries Warrant for her reception there haveing first given<lb></lb>
bond to pay two Shillings P week for her Maintainance &<lb></lb>
like wise hired halfe a dozen Cole Porters who were to<lb></lb>
Seize her & Coach her to Bedlam</p>
<p n="95">But yer Peticonrs: haveing notice of her Husbands intention<lb></lb>
went to St. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50059_n95-1">Robert Geffries</rs>
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who upon hearing her Complaint<lb></lb>
directed her to attend the Governours at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50059_geo36">Bedlam</rs>
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And upon<lb></lb>
hearing of her there an Order was made & direction given<lb></lb>
to the Porter not to receive her</p>
<p n="96"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">P Tyson</note>
<lb></lb>
That Your Peticonrs Husband hath wth: in this Seven yeares<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50059_occ27">Swone the Peace</rs>
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against her four times but those Justices<lb></lb>
before whom She hath been brought upon hearing<lb></lb>
the cause discharged her</p>
<p n="97">Your Peticonrs: humbly prayers the pr mises considered that<lb></lb>
this Worll Bench will be pleased to Orders her Said<lb></lb>
husband who now Stands bound to appeare in this<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
to allow her some reasonable maintainance as to yer:<lb></lb>
great Widows Shall Seem meet And that her Said<lb></lb>
Husband may Shew cause for Such his barb<obscured></obscured>
rous &<lb></lb>
inhuamane preedings to yor petr</p>
<p n="98">And yer petr as in duty bound Shall<obscured></obscured>
pray Etc</p>
<p n="99"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50059_n99-1">Martha horner</rs>
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