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