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<p n="529"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Middx</note>
To <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50512_n529-1">Thos. Benfield</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50512_geo287">Round Court</rs>
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Mutter Lane<lb></lb>
in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50512_geo288">Parish of St Andrew Holborn</rs>
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Middx <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50512_occ128">Milliner</rs>
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<p n="530">Whereas it stands Referred to Us two of this Majesty's<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50512_occ129">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50512_geo289">County of Middlesex</rs>
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by<lb></lb>
Order of the Court of General Quarter Sessions of the <lb></lb>
Peace holden for the said County on Monday the 12th<lb></lb>
Day of this Instant as well by the Consideration of the <lb></lb>
said Court as by and with the Consent of you <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50512_n530-1">Thomas<lb></lb>
Benfield</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50512_n530-15">Elizabeth Peircy</rs>
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Your Apprentice there<lb></lb>
Complaining and prosecuting against<del>him</del>
upon on His <lb></lb>
Majesty's behalf for a certain Trespasses & upon Assault<del>Preacher of the <lb></lb>
Peace and Misusage of her</del>
the said Apprentice &<lb></lb>
other Misusage, to Examine into all Matters of <lb></lb>
Complaint of the said Apprentice And to proceed therein<lb></lb>
as the Law requires And whereas the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50512_n530-2">Elizabeth<lb></lb>
Piercy</rs>
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hath this Day Appeared before Us and made<lb></lb>
Complaint that you the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50512_n530-48">Thomas Benefield</rs>
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her, Majesties<lb></lb>
hath have Sunday times without just Cause beaten her the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50512_n530-3">Elizabeth Piercy</rs>
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& otherwise ill Treated & Misused her <lb></lb>
These are therefore to Require you the<del>said </del>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50512_n530-4"> <del>Thos.</del>
<lb></lb>
<del>Benfield</del>
</rs>
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to be & appear personally before Us<del>at a<lb></lb>
one of Us</del>
at the House of <lb></lb>
Situate inin the said County<lb></lb>
onDay theDay of this Instant July by<lb></lb>
of the Clock in the forenoon to Answer to such<lb></lb>
Complaint and to shew Cause (if you have any)<del>he hath</del>
Why<lb></lb>
the said apprentice should not be Discharged of <lb></lb>
and from her Apprenticeship to you Given under<lb></lb>
Our Hands & Seals theDay of July 1762</p>
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