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<p n="166">To the Worshipfull Bench of his Majesties Justices<lb></lb>
of the Peace assembled at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50479_geo146">Hicks Hall</rs>
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in and for the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50479_geo147">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<p n="167">The Humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50479_n167-1">Mary Prigg</rs>
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of the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50479_geo148">Saint<lb></lb>
Giles in the Fields</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50479_geo149">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50479_occ61">Widow</rs>
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<p n="168"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That your Petitioner being Sitting in her own<lb></lb>
appartment in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50479_geo150">Saint Giles</rs>
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on Thursday the Thirteenth day of<lb></lb>
September last in the Evening, One <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50479_n168-1">Edward Jones</rs>
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who deals in Old<lb></lb>
Iron Rags Etc. came into her appartment and without any manner<lb></lb>
of Provocation assaulted your Petitioner in a Violent manner by<lb></lb>
Striking her Several Blows on the Head & face by one of which<lb></lb>
blows he strucly two of her teeth Quite out and loosened others and<lb></lb>
otherwise greatly Abused her so that she languished in a very bad<lb></lb>
manner for a Considerable time</p>
<p n="169">That same time after your Petitioner had been so assaulted<lb></lb>
she was recommend to One Jnr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50479_n169-1">John Ambler</rs>
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who Sollicits business at<lb></lb>
this Court who Undertook to carry on a Prosecution for your Petitioner<lb></lb>
and who got a Bill preferred against the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50479_n169-2">Edward Jones</rs>
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at the last<lb></lb>
Quarter Sessions which Bill was found a true Bill and a Certificate<lb></lb>
thereof was Obtained from the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50479_occ62">Clerk of the Peace</rs>
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and Mr. Ambler<lb></lb>
procured a Warrant thereupon and your Petitioner was Informed that<lb></lb>
Bail was put for the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50479_n169-3">Edward Jones</rs>
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before the Worshipfull<lb></lb>
Justice Welch</p>
<p n="170">That your Petitioner is in Indigent Circumstances and Mr.<lb></lb>
Ambler promised her to go through the whole proceedings for her But<lb></lb>
although your Petitioner has<del>several times</del>
Attended him by his<lb></lb>
Directions Several times with her Witnesses to give him Such<lb></lb>
Account of the affair as was proper to Instant Councel with he<lb></lb>
has not so done whereby your Petitioner is afraid that she will not<lb></lb>
have the Tryal brought on in a Proper Manner</p>
<p n="171">Your Petitioner therefore most humbly prays that your<lb></lb>
Worships will be pleased out of your wanted<lb></lb>
goodness in Consideration of your Petitioners<lb></lb>
Poverty Order your Petitioners Tryal to be<lb></lb>
brought on</p>
<p n="172">And your Petitioner as in duty bound will<lb></lb>
Ever pray Etc.</p>
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