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To the Right Worll: his Maties:
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Justices of the Peace
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for the County of Midd
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The humble Peticon of
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Tailour
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Sheweth
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That your peticonr husband refuseth to allow her any maintainance
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where by She hath been forced to crave releivd of the
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Overseers of the
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poore
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of the Pish of
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St Martin in the Feilds
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who have releived her there
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upon, That her Said Husband hath used her in a most barbarous &
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inhumane manners by often beating & bruiseing of her And endavoured of
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late to putt her into Bedlam pretending Shee is Madd
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That in Order therunto her Said husband P cured Sd Robert
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Geffries Warrant for her reception there haveing first given
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bond to pay two Shillings P week for her Maintainance &
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like wise hired halfe a dozen Cole Porters who were to
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Seize her & Coach her to Bedlam
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But yer Peticonrs: haveing notice of her Husbands intention
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went to St.
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Robert Geffries
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who upon hearing her Complaint
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directed her to attend the Governours at
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And upon
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hearing of her there an Order was made & direction given
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to the Porter not to receive her
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P Tyson
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That Your Peticonrs Husband hath wth: in this Seven yeares
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Swone the Peace
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against her four times but those Justices
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before whom She hath been brought upon hearing
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the cause discharged her
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Your Peticonrs: humbly prayers the pr mises considered that
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this Worll Bench will be pleased to Orders her Said
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husband who now Stands bound to appeare in this
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to allow her some reasonable maintainance as to yer:
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great Widows Shall Seem meet And that her Said
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Husband may Shew cause for Such his barb
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rous &
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inhuamane preedings to yor petr
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And yer petr as in duty bound Shall
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pray Etc
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Martha horner
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