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To The Worshipfull the Justice's of the Peace for the
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, the Humble Petition
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of Elonor Maria Evans
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Sheweth
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That Whereas yor. Worships petitioner Who was Comitt
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ed here by Justice Johnson for a Frevelous Difrence between
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him and one, of which he forget me and Discharged me the
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Next day, as to the and Inditement of sherier it is a mallicious
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and false Persicution Designedly of him to Git Money of me
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who went off many Pounds my Just Persicution against Lebart
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Who Went off many Pounds in My Debt in yr. year 1715 of had
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a Receipt in full of him in March and he went off of Next
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Month, and I nor none of his Creditors have heard of him since
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and he has selt yr. said sherier to Prosicutes me and or him Sherior
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has Lately sent my Discharge of that Inditment so ye. keeper
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of this Prison to home I Gane 10 shillings and 8 pence to
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fee my Councell I must farther beg Leane to a quality yr. keeper
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with ye Barberous Stage I have meet with in this Prison for
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Notwithstanding my Lyering upon yr. Boards they have sd. me Like
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a these or a Mouther'er and sent me this day to yr; sessions
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with Ironson, which is an unRecoverable Blemish to my Name and
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familly, who am yr. Daughter of yr. Late Coll: Wallis that was
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Killed in ye. Irosh Warrs
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under King William; and I have Likewise
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Lost two Husband in ye. Service of ye. Crown; Cap, Evans and
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Cap obeyan. I therefore Humbly Request that yr. Worship. with take
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it into yr. Consideration that I may have Justice don me from
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these many abuse I now Lye under: and yor. petitioner as in Duty
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Bound shall ever Pray
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