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