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for Victualls & Necessaries & was kept from To
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forabout
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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:
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Walker met yor. Petr. in
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& prvaild on her to go to the Boars head there, & imediately went from her into
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a place called Gunpowder Alley & lay there that night That yor Petr. hearing hee had been wth. other women
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that she knew went to them & fore warned them of his Company That yor Petr. caught the sd
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Mary Hawkyns
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in his Company at the Coopers Arms in
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yt. the sd Jno. Walker came to yor Petr. & desired her to
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forgive him or Else Hee should be ruined but instead of Hee using better Manners Hee beat yor Petr. there
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till hee all most left her for dead on the ground and then got yor petr. home & knocked her down and Kicked
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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
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Otherwise had perished & that yor Petr. had not been in bed 3 nights for 5 months & Spit in her face &
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Kickt her & abused her so very much that the Surgeons Informed yor Petr. that twas a Mortification That
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the 29th. Septr. Hee went to a Cluk Feast & came home & abused her as before in January sd
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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
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her Sole & Seperate maintenance wch bond was made payable to
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in Trust for yor
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Sd Petr. That sd Jno. Walker prvaids on sd
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to deliver ap sd bond to him & Contrived ill methods
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& procured persons to Swear yor Petrs. life away & to bring about their Diabolicall designes apply'd themselves
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to one
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& by bribes Procured him to find out villians as Evidences agt. her to Try her for felonious
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facts & accordingly was Tryed but the Court & Jury finding that twas Malitions Prosecution acquitted her
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That yor Petr: Having Served the sd Katherine Fletcher wth: a subpena Swore this riot agt: her and yor.
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Pesr. hath no manner of Maintenance from the sd Jno: Walker but allmost perishing and this being yor.
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Case of yor poor Petr. Humbly prays that yor. Worshipps will take it into Consideration and that yor
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poor Petr. may be relieved in the prmissed as to Justice & Equity may appertayn
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and yor Petr. as in duty bound shall ever
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Pray Etc.
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