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<p n="398">To the Rt. Worshipfull ye. Bench<lb></lb>
of Justices now Sitting in open Session<lb></lb>
at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50688_geo131">Hick's Hall</rs>
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<p n="399">The humble petition of<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
ye Wifes of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50688_n399-1">Thomas Needler</rs>
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<p n="400"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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<p n="401">That agt. Petitiionrs. Husband being<lb></lb>
gone away from her She heard he was frequently at ye.<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50688_n401-1">John Brind</rs>
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her <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50688_occ114">Brother</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50688_geo132">Chancery Lane</rs>
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& there concealed from<lb></lb>
her whereupon She did about ye, last of March go to B<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
House and found her Husband & said to him what Thom<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
I See you keep your old Quarters to which he answer'd yes<lb></lb>
whereupon Brind after having Cursed & swore Ran cross the<lb></lb>
Room at yr. Petitionr. and beat her down and kick's &<lb></lb>
her very much and then hawled her out<obscured></obscured>
ye<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Sent for a Beedle to take her away A Woman in<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
hearing Murder cried by yr. Petitionr. asked who it<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
to which Brind answered Damm her for a Bitch it<lb></lb>
my Sister Needler Some which after yt. Petitionr.<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
and Some others desired Brind to Send her Something<lb></lb>
lying very ill He answer'd Dam her nothing vex'd him<lb></lb>
yt. he had not knock'd her Brairy out.</p>
<p n="402">That ye. sd. Brind being bound over to ye Sessions He best<lb></lb>
Petitionr. could get an Indictmt. against<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
found against her for a Trespass<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
heard yr. Petitionr. & her Witnesses found an Indic<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
against Brind.</p>
<p n="403">That ye. sd. Brind knowing her poverty Resolves to<obscured></obscured>
ker in a<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
to ye. Queens Bench took out a Bench Warrt. against<lb></lb>
Petitionr. and bound her over to plead her Indictmt.</p>
<p n="404">That yr. Petitionr. my force to keep her bed for<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Seven weeks of her bruises and damage She<obscured></obscured>
</p>
<p n="405">the sd. Brind not being able to go about her Business, and had it not been for ye. Charity of good Neighbours She<lb></lb>
ought have been Chargeable to ye. Parish. The sd. Brind has pretended to come to an agreemt. any time these two Months<lb></lb>
but now he will not.</p>
<p n="406">Yr. Petitionr. being very poor and Indigent humbly prayeth this honourable Court<lb></lb>
to take ye. Premises into your wented Consideration and not of yr. abounding pitty<lb></lb>
to grant yr. Petitionr. a further Respite of her Recognizance that he Bail<lb></lb>
may not Suffer yr. petitionr. not haveing where with all to Subsist much less<lb></lb>
to try ye. Cause.</p>
<p n="407">And Yr. Petitionr. Shall ever Pray Etc.</p>
<p n="408"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50688_n408-1">Jane Needler</rs>
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