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<p n="12">To the Worrtt: the Justices of Peace<lb></lb>
att their Generall Quarter Sessions<lb></lb>
Assembled</p>
<p n="13">The humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50182_n13-1">John Malpus</rs>
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<p n="14"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That Your Petr. did abt. 3 Months past bind his <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50182_occ2">Wife</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50182_n14-1">Isabella</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50182_n14-1" type="surname" value="MALPUS"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50182_n14-1" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
<lb></lb>
over to appear at this Sessions for many Just & lawfull<lb></lb>
Reasons as your Petr will make appear to this Court<lb></lb>
That your Petr has been marryd to her but Six years a thereabts<lb></lb>
I has been fore't to live from her three or four times by reason of<lb></lb>
her unruley mind & temper & bar barons usuage, but has<lb></lb>
been prevailed to Cohabit againe with her but could<del>to</del>
not live<lb></lb>
but very little time with her going on in the Same Comse as<lb></lb>
before</p>
<p n="15">Your Petr went <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50182_occ3">to Sea</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50182_occ3" type="occupation" value="to Sea"></interp>
& there lightend of great unsforting<lb></lb>
by haveing three of his Kibbs broke & other great Brinses which<lb></lb>
together with the wounds & Stobbs his Said Wife has given him<lb></lb>
with Knives for he & other weapons has almost rended him<lb></lb>
of getting Bread for himselfe & is greatly failed of his<lb></lb>
heaving and in Years</p>
<p n="16">That your Petrs. wife is an <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50182_occ4">Embroiderer</rs>
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& never need want<lb></lb>
work and getts agre at Deale of money Sufficient to maintaine<lb></lb>
a family but has kept Company with other men on whom She<lb></lb>
Spends what She getts & by threats & Violence fore't your Petr. to<lb></lb>
a Weekly allowance otherwise he cannot gmelly pass the Streets<lb></lb>
but be Set upon by a Mobb of Women like herselfe</p>
<p n="17">That your Petr is a Sober quiet person & Earnes noe more<lb></lb>
then four Shillings a week out of which for the Sake of peace<lb></lb>
did allow her two Shillings p week of it</p>
<p n="18">Most humbly Pmplores Your Worshipps to Consider<lb></lb>
his most unfortunate Case & prays that this Court may<lb></lb>
grant Such order for his Quiet & peace as alsoe that his<lb></lb>
Said Wife may be Compelled to maintaine herselfe by her<lb></lb>
own labor being a Strong Healthy Women & your Petr<lb></lb>
but Weak & Infirme otherwise your petr must before't<lb></lb>
to apply to the parish</p>
<p n="19">And Your Petr. as is humble Duty bound<lb></lb>
Shall Ever pray Etc</p>
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