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