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<p n="128">To the Most Honorable Bench</p>
<p n="129">The most humble Petition<lb></lb>
of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50083_n129-1">Eliz: Stockdett</rs>
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Sheweth</note>
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That yr. Worships poore pettionr hath suffered<lb></lb>
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ch wrong and abuse by <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50083_n130-2">Eliz: Grover</rs>
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who made<lb></lb>
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yt.yr. petitior. threatened to Murder her but ye. Wth.<lb></lb>
petitionr. doth take Almighty God to wittness yt She never<lb></lb>
had any Such thoughts or designe neither did ever atempt<lb></lb>
is doe her any injury, but this was only a contrivance<lb></lb>
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between my husband & her to put me out of their way<lb></lb>
which they did by puting me in prison whore I have<lb></lb>
Sufferd much, yt. did not Suffice but my husband sent one<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50083_n130-1">Eliz. Smith</rs>
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anothr. of his companyons to abuse me<lb></lb>
in yr. prison which she did in Striking me as for my part<lb></lb>
I did not lift up a hand against her but ye. prisoners<lb></lb>
yt. were then prsent did strike her & would a pumpt<lb></lb>
her but by my persuasions they lot her goe &if yr. Wops.<lb></lb>
will be pleased to give order for two persons now prisoners <lb></lb>
when fine which can testifie ye. truth of ye. whole matter <lb></lb>
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ng eye witneses of ye. abuse I received at yt. time, I most<lb></lb>
humbly desire yt. yr. Wops. will be pleased to take my hard<lb></lb>
Circumstance into ye. Serious Considerations and let me<lb></lb>
not Suffer in Soe grose a maner my husband hath been<lb></lb>
a very ill husband to me & I have Sufferd very much by him<lb></lb>
he hath had above five hundred pounds of my Fathly. money<lb></lb>
which he hath consumed the greatest part of it amongst.<lb></lb>
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women I most humbly desire yt. yr. Worships will<lb></lb>
be pleased to doe me right for having noe friends or<lb></lb>
Relations living I must expect to be crampled under<lb></lb>
foot but I hope yr. Honourable bench will not suffer me<lb></lb>
to be abused for which I shall alwaies be as in duty<lb></lb>
bound to pray Etc</p>
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