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<p n="33"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Inten Dnus Rex Quer<lb></lb>
Et<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50221_n33-1">Ambrosu Brown</rs>
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Deft}</note>
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<p n="34">To the Worshippfull Bench of Justices assembled<lb></lb>
at Hicks Hall in the County of Middx.</p>
<p n="35">The humble petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50221_n35-1">Mary Johnson</rs>
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<p n="36"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That Your Peticoner haveing Indicted said Deft. for an Assault the sd. Deft<lb></lb>
pleaded thereto & thereupon took out a warrt.<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
from one of his Majesties Justices of<lb></lb>
the Peace for the said County of Middx who Comitted your Peticoner to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50221_geo19">New prison</rs>
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<lb></lb>
where she has remained prisoner one time for an Assault Etc.</p>
<p n="37">That the said Brown has given your Peticoner Notice to by the Traverse of<lb></lb>
the sd. Indictment by your Peticoner preserved against the said Browne on this Days</p>
<p n="38">That in regard your Peticoner is a prisoner & not able to provide<lb></lb>
for the said Tryall paid Brown threatning to Arrest Your Peticoners Wittnesses<lb></lb>
who could well prove that sd: Brown Assaulted your peticoner in<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Violent manner<lb></lb>
beating of her in a barbarous manner before she preferred said Indictmt. for Severall times<lb></lb>
and not only Soe has ever since your Peticoners Confinement, debarred your Peticoners<lb></lb>
friends from comeing to her in Order to releive her in any respect what Soever therefore<lb></lb>
Your Peticoners wittnesses will not Appeal on your Peticoners behalfe without an<lb></lb>
Order from this Honourable Court For their protection</p>
<p n="39">That Yor. Peticoner haveing two Small Children & noe one to provide for them<lb></lb>
save only her helfe & being Soe reduced by reason of the sd. Deft Brown being obliged<lb></lb>
to sell her goods to Subsist her husband being at Sea & noe one giveing your<lb></lb>
Peticoner any Credit & to prevent her Children being troublesome to the parish</p>
<p n="40">Yor: Peticoner therefore humbly prays this Honoble<lb></lb>
Court will be pleased the premes considered to grant<lb></lb>
unto Your Peticoner An Order for the said Wittness<lb></lb>
to be brought before this Honourable Court<lb></lb>
& such further releife therein as to your<lb></lb>
Worshipps shall seem meet</p>
<p n="41">And Your Peticoner shall ever pray Etc.</p>
<p n="42"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50221_n42-1">Mary Johnson</rs>
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