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for Victualls & Necessaries & was kept from To <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50190_n239-78">Jno. Walker</rs>
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forabout<obscured></obscured>
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to Beat her brains out and made yor Petr. down on her knees & thank him for beating her; That the sd Jno:<lb></lb>
Walker met yor. Petr. in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50190_geo70">Smithfield</rs>
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& prvaild on her to go to the Boars head there, & imediately went from her into<lb></lb>
a place called Gunpowder Alley & lay there that night That yor Petr. hearing hee had been wth. other women<obscured></obscured>
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that she knew went to them & fore warned them of his Company That yor Petr. caught the sd <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50190_n239-1">Mary Hawkyns</rs>
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in his Company at the Coopers Arms in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50190_geo71">Castle Street</rs>
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yt. the sd Jno. Walker came to yor Petr. & desired her to<lb></lb>
forgive him or Else Hee should be ruined but instead of Hee using better Manners Hee beat yor Petr. there<lb></lb>
till hee all most left her for dead on the ground and then got yor petr. home & knocked her down and Kicked<lb></lb>
yor. Petr.. on the face wth. ye Heel of his Shoe the Same being putrified yor Petr. was forced to go to a new Lodging<lb></lb>
Otherwise had perished & that yor Petr. had not been in bed 3 nights for 5 months & Spit in her face &<lb></lb>
Kickt her & abused her so very much that the Surgeons Informed yor Petr. that twas a Mortification That<lb></lb>
the 29th. Septr. Hee went to a Cluk Feast & came home & abused her as before in January sd <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50190_n239-2">Jno Walker</rs>
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Sent for one Staunton an attorney to make abond from him to yor. Petr. to pay 4 P week weekly for life for<lb></lb>
her Sole & Seperate maintenance wch bond was made payable to <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50190_n239-3">Katherine Fletcher</rs>
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in Trust for yor<lb></lb>
Sd Petr. That sd Jno. Walker prvaids on sd <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50190_n239-4">Katherine Fletcher</rs>
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to deliver ap sd bond to him & Contrived ill methods<lb></lb>
& procured persons to Swear yor Petrs. life away & to bring about their Diabolicall designes apply'd themselves<lb></lb>
to one <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50190_n239-5">Jonathan Wyld</rs>
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& by bribes Procured him to find out villians as Evidences agt. her to Try her for felonious<lb></lb>
facts & accordingly was Tryed but the Court & Jury finding that twas Malitions Prosecution acquitted her<lb></lb>
That yor Petr: Having Served the sd Katherine Fletcher wth: a subpena Swore this riot agt: her and yor.<lb></lb>
Pesr. hath no manner of Maintenance from the sd Jno: Walker but allmost perishing and this being yor.<lb></lb>
Case of yor poor Petr. Humbly prays that yor. Worshipps will take it into Consideration and that yor<lb></lb>
poor Petr. may be relieved in the prmissed as to Justice & Equity may appertayn</p>
<p n="240">and yor Petr. as in duty bound shall ever<lb></lb>
Pray Etc.</p>
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