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