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<p n="17">To The Worshipfull the Justice's of the Peace for the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65349_geo4">City and Liberty of Westminster</rs>
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, the Humble Petition<lb></lb>
of Elonor Maria Evans</p>
<p n="18"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That Whereas yor. Worships petitioner Who was Comitt<lb></lb>
ed here by Justice Johnson for a Frevelous Difrence between<lb></lb>
him and one, of which he forget me and Discharged me the<lb></lb>
Next day, as to the and Inditement of sherier it is a mallicious<lb></lb>
and false Persicution Designedly of him to Git Money of me<lb></lb>
who went off many Pounds my Just Persicution against Lebart<lb></lb>
Who Went off many Pounds in My Debt in yr. year 1715 of had<lb></lb>
a Receipt in full of him in March and he went off of Next<lb></lb>
Month, and I nor none of his Creditors have heard of him since<lb></lb>
and he has selt yr. said sherier to Prosicutes me and or him Sherior<lb></lb>
has Lately sent my Discharge of that Inditment so ye. keeper<lb></lb>
of this Prison to home I Gane 10 shillings and 8 pence to<lb></lb>
fee my Councell I must farther beg Leane to a quality yr. keeper<lb></lb>
with ye Barberous Stage I have meet with in this Prison for<lb></lb>
Notwithstanding my Lyering upon yr. Boards they have sd. me Like<lb></lb>
a these or a Mouther'er and sent me this day to yr; sessions<lb></lb>
with Ironson, which is an unRecoverable Blemish to my Name and<lb></lb>
familly, who am yr. Daughter of yr. Late Coll: Wallis that was<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65349_geo5">Killed in ye. Irosh Warrs</rs>
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under King William; and I have Likewise<lb></lb>
Lost two Husband in ye. Service of ye. Crown; Cap, Evans and<lb></lb>
Cap obeyan. I therefore Humbly Request that yr. Worship. with take<lb></lb>
it into yr. Consideration that I may have Justice don me from<lb></lb>
these many abuse I now Lye under: and yor. petitioner as in Duty<lb></lb>
Bound shall ever Pray</p>
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