To the St Worp Maties Justices of ye peace for ye County of
Middx now in their genall Sessions Assembled
The humble peticonof Martha< no role >
ye Wife
of Samuell
Hanson< no role >
, Ann Deane< no role >
& Ann Pitfeild< no role >
,
Sheweth
That yor petrs all Stand Indited in this Court And yt yor
petrs
Martha Hanson< no role >
was one ye 24th of August Last
brought to bedd & is now so weak yt she cannot attend
this Court to try ye traverse upon the Said inditment as She
wass bound Last Sessions to do as appears by the affidt here unto
an next And for as much as yor petrs Dean & pitfield were also
bound to try their traverses upon ye Inditements this prsent
Sessions also whose Witnesses are the Same yt yor petty Hanson
will be Obliged to & duse and yor, petrs all being very poor
Psons
sunable to beat the Charge of haveing their Witnesses
this prsent Sessions & alsoe at an other time if yor Worship
should respite ye legall as to yor
[..]
There fore humbly prays that
this Court for the reasons aforesaid
will be pleased to respite the
Said try all until the next
[..] Sess of the peace to be hold
for ye sd County
And yor petr Shall over
pray Etc