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<p n="120">To the Worshipfull his Majestyes Justices of the Peace<lb></lb>
for the County of Middlesex at their Sitting at Hick is<lb></lb>
Hall in Saint John Street in the said County</p>
<p n="121"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
The Case & Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50167_n121-1">Rebecca Crawley</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50167_n121-1" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
</p>
<p n="122">That in June last <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50167_n122-1">James Owen</rs>
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(to whom she unfortunately<lb></lb>
was related) came to Town & brought with him a Box to her house<lb></lb>
in which were Lynnen & other things which he told her his then<lb></lb>
Master Sr <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50167_n122-2">Isaac Rebow</rs>
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had given him, but being Short of money<lb></lb>
desired her to Pawn them for him which She did & gave him<lb></lb>
the money for his Use</p>
<p n="123">That soon after hee was taken into custody for Robbing his Said<lb></lb>
Master & found Guilty & exectuted for the Same.</p>
<p n="124">That She was on the 20. of June aforementioned taken into<lb></lb>
custody for receiving Stollen Goods and a Bill found to which<lb></lb>
She hath Pleaded Not Guiltybut her Landlord hearing<lb></lb>
of her being confined Seized All her Goods & turn'd her Three<lb></lb>
Children & Husband out of Possession Almost Naked.</p>
<p n="125">That She expecting long Since to Come to Tryall but Said Sir<lb></lb>
Isaac not further Prosecuting (the Goods being in the Constables<lb></lb>
Possession) & She not having wherewith to Try her Traverse<lb></lb>
& lying in a Starving condition confined Upwards of Six month</p>
<p n="126">She humbly implores the Mercy of the Worspll.<lb></lb>
Bench that she may with draw her Plea and<lb></lb>
Submitt to your Worshipps Clemency</p>
<p n="127">And Shall ever Pray<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50167_n127-10">Rebeca Crawley</rs>
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