To the Worrtt: the Justices of Peace
att their Generall Quarter Sessions
Assembled

The humble Petition of John Malpus< no role >

Sheweth

That Your Petr. did abt. 3 Months past bind his Wife Isabella< no role >
over to appear at this Sessions for many Just & lawfull
Reasons as your Petr will make appear to this Court
That your Petr has been marryd to her but Six years a thereabts
I has been fore't to live from her three or four times by reason of
her unruley mind & temper & bar barons usuage, but has
been prevailed to Cohabit againe with her but couldtonot live
but very little time with her going on in the Same Comse as
before

Your Petr went to Sea & there lightend of great unsforting
by haveing three of his Kibbs broke & other great Brinses which
together with the wounds & Stobbs his Said Wife has given him
with Knives for he & other weapons has almost rended him
of getting Bread for himselfe & is greatly failed of his
heaving and in Years

That your Petrs. wife is an Embroiderer & never need want
work and getts agre at Deale of money Sufficient to maintaine
a family but has kept Company with other men on whom She
Spends what She getts & by threats & Violence fore't your Petr. to
a Weekly allowance otherwise he cannot gmelly pass the Streets
but be Set upon by a Mobb of Women like herselfe

That your Petr is a Sober quiet person & Earnes noe more
then four Shillings a week out of which for the Sake of peace
did allow her two Shillings p week of it

Most humbly Pmplores Your Worshipps to Consider
his most unfortunate Case & prays that this Court may
grant Such order for his Quiet & peace as alsoe that his
Said Wife may be Compelled to maintaine herselfe by her
own labor being a Strong Healthy Women & your Petr
but Weak & Infirme otherwise your petr must before't
to apply to the parish

And Your Petr. as is humble Duty bound
Shall Ever pray Etc