Inten Dnus Rex Quer
Et
Ambrosu Brown< no role > Deft}

To the Worshippfull Bench of Justices assembled
at Hicks Hall in the County of Middx.

The humble petition of Mary Johnson< no role > This name instance is in set 46.

Sheweth

That Your Peticoner haveing Indicted said Deft. for an Assault the sd. Deft
pleaded thereto & thereupon took out a warrt. [..] from one of his Majesties Justices of
the Peace for the said County of Middx who Comitted your Peticoner to New prison
where she has remained prisoner one time for an Assault Etc.

That the said Brown has given your Peticoner Notice to by the Traverse of
the sd. Indictment by your Peticoner preserved against the said Browne on this Days

That in regard your Peticoner is a prisoner & not able to provide
for the said Tryall paid Brown threatning to Arrest Your Peticoners Wittnesses
who could well prove that sd: Brown Assaulted your peticoner in [..] Violent manner
beating of her in a barbarous manner before she preferred said Indictmt. for Severall times
and not only Soe has ever since your Peticoners Confinement, debarred your Peticoners
friends from comeing to her in Order to releive her in any respect what Soever therefore
Your Peticoners wittnesses will not Appeal on your Peticoners behalfe without an
Order from this Honourable Court For their protection

That Yor. Peticoner haveing two Small Children & noe one to provide for them
save only her helfe & being Soe reduced by reason of the sd. Deft Brown being obliged
to sell her goods to Subsist her husband being at Sea & noe one giveing your
Peticoner any Credit & to prevent her Children being troublesome to the parish

Yor: Peticoner therefore humbly prays this Honoble
Court will be pleased the premes considered to grant
unto Your Peticoner An Order for the said Wittness
to be brought before this Honourable Court
& such further releife therein as to your
Worshipps shall seem meet

And Your Peticoner shall ever pray Etc.

Mary Johnson< no role >