To the Rt: Worrpll: the Majtes: Justices of
the Peace for the County of Middssex at
Hixes Hall Assembled

The Humble Peticon of Lydia Wattson< no role > Wife of
Wm Wattson< no role > now bound over to Answer the Breach
of her Majtes: Peace at this Session

Humbly Sheweth

That Your Peticonr: has been Wife to d Said Wm Wattson
for about Tenn Yeares and has all [..] along Lived a
Very Uncomfortable and Miserable Life with him
not only by his unmecifull and Cruell beating &
wounding of her whereby she goe in Danger of his
life but in his Takeing no Care of her as with
respect to a Maintainane so that were it not
for her aged Parents She and her Two Children
must enivatably Scarve and Your Peticonr: being
Obliged to binde him over to: ye Peace for ye Safegaurd
of her life

Your Peticonr therefore most humbly
prayes Your Worshipps would Please
that he might [..] not only [..] give Security for d.
preservation of her Majtes Peace but for the
Maintanance of your Peticonr: & Children if
She & they may not Parish for Wants

And Your Peticonr: as bound Shall
ever Pray Etc: