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To the Rt. Worshipfull ye. Bench
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of Justices now Sitting in open Session
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at
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The humble petition of
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ye Wifes of
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Thomas Needler
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Sheweth
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That agt. Petitiionrs. Husband being
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gone away from her She heard he was frequently at ye.
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John Brind
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Chancery Lane
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& there concealed from
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her whereupon She did about ye, last of March go to B
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House and found her Husband & said to him what Thom
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I See you keep your old Quarters to which he answer'd yes
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whereupon Brind after having Cursed & swore Ran cross the
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Room at yr. Petitionr. and beat her down and kick's &
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her very much and then hawled her out
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ye
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Sent for a Beedle to take her away A Woman in
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hearing Murder cried by yr. Petitionr. asked who it
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to which Brind answered Damm her for a Bitch it
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my Sister Needler Some which after yt. Petitionr.
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and Some others desired Brind to Send her Something
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lying very ill He answer'd Dam her nothing vex'd him
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yt. he had not knock'd her Brairy out.
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That ye. sd. Brind being bound over to ye Sessions He best
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Petitionr. could get an Indictmt. against
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found against her for a Trespass
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heard yr. Petitionr. & her Witnesses found an Indic
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against Brind.
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That ye. sd. Brind knowing her poverty Resolves to
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ker in a
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to ye. Queens Bench took out a Bench Warrt. against
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Petitionr. and bound her over to plead her Indictmt.
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That yr. Petitionr. my force to keep her bed for
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Seven weeks of her bruises and damage She
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the sd. Brind not being able to go about her Business, and had it not been for ye. Charity of good Neighbours She
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ought have been Chargeable to ye. Parish. The sd. Brind has pretended to come to an agreemt. any time these two Months
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but now he will not.
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Yr. Petitionr. being very poor and Indigent humbly prayeth this honourable Court
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to take ye. Premises into your wented Consideration and not of yr. abounding pitty
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to grant yr. Petitionr. a further Respite of her Recognizance that he Bail
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may not Suffer yr. petitionr. not haveing where with all to Subsist much less
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to try ye. Cause.
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And Yr. Petitionr. Shall ever Pray Etc.
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Jane Needler
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