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<p n="253">To the Rt: Worspll: as Worspll: his Majests:<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50270_occ76">Justices of ye Peace</rs>
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(on yr Bench, at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50270_geo157">Hicks's Hall</rs>
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)<lb></lb>
for ye county of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50270_geo158">Middlx</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="254">The Humble Peticon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50270_n254-1">Mary<lb></lb>
Nichols</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="255"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Humbly Shews.</note>
<lb></lb>
That Your: Petitr. is an <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50270_occ77">Indigent<lb></lb>
Person</rs>
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, and is a great Sufferer at this Time by the wilfull<lb></lb>
Obstinacy of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50270_n255-1">John Phildorex</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50270_n255-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50270_occ78">sen:</rs>
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and his son <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50270_n255-2">John<lb></lb>
Phildorex</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50270_occ79">Junr:</rs>
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both living in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50270_geo159">Rag Hair</rs>
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, the Contents<lb></lb>
whereof pa<obscured></obscured>
as follows. Viz: Your Petitr: happened ato go to<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50270_geo160">Ragffair Fair</rs>
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aforesd. to buy a Child some Cloaths, which<lb></lb>
had liv'd wth:<obscured></obscured>
her 5. Years: and accidently happen'd to stand<lb></lb>
against the persons door abovesaid, innocently, not thinking<lb></lb>
any harm, but they taking umbrage at it, ye son came<lb></lb>
out and pish her to ye Kennel, but not contented wth: that<lb></lb>
ye Father came out afterwards & thrown a Pot full of Liquid<lb></lb>
compounded of Log wood and Copperas, which damaged, both<lb></lb>
her Cloaths and a good Handkerchief, Yor: Petr: therefore had a<lb></lb>
Warrant for the aforesaid Persons, on that Account, From<lb></lb>
his worspp Justices Evansin <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50270_geo161">Well close square</rs>
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,<lb></lb>
who can testify what damage she received, when she was<lb></lb>
before him. But since then ye above sd persons hath taken out<lb></lb>
a Warrt: agst: her, and put her into <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50270_geo162">New Prison</rs>
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, there by intending<lb></lb>
her utter Rain, ( Which by Providence) she having made away<lb></lb>
a good Bed and other things to de pay the Charges that she has<lb></lb>
otherwise been at, has amounted to about 32s: 6d. wch: has<lb></lb>
improve<obscured></obscured>
dher very much, and must be utterly min'd wth: out<lb></lb>
Yor: worspps Relief.</p>
<p n="256">She was in prison<lb></lb>
12. days, where<lb></lb>
she was a great<lb></lb>
Sufferer</p>
<p n="257">Yor: Petitr. therefore Most humbly<lb></lb>
Prays that Yor: Worships, will be Pleasd<lb></lb>
to consider her disstress'd Case, and<lb></lb>
grant that she may obtain your Worspp<lb></lb>
Favour on her Behalf this Sessions<lb></lb>
she being wholly innocent as to the<lb></lb>
Matters before related.</p>
<p n="258">And she (as in Duty Bound) shall ever Pray, Etc.</p>
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