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<p n="39">To the Honble: Bench of Justices<lb></lb>
The Humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50243_n39-99">Elizth. Sedgwick</rs>
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<p n="40"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That your petitioner was sent down to<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50243_geo25"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50243_geo26">House of Correction</rs>
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in Clerkenwell</rs>
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on<lb></lb>
Oath made against her by <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50243_n40-1">Wm. Harper</rs>
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that he<lb></lb>
Went in Danger of his life your petitioner<lb></lb>
makes bold to State the true nature of her case<lb></lb>
She having an Impediment in her Speech so<lb></lb>
that your honr. can't understand what she<lb></lb>
Say The sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50243_n40-51">Wm. Harper </rs>
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being acquaint once<lb></lb>
of her husbands who brought him home with<lb></lb>
him to Supper who there took occation to quarrell<lb></lb>
with her & beat her in a most barborous manner<lb></lb>
in her husband prsence who took no notice of<lb></lb>
the Same but Went out with ye Sd Harper who<lb></lb>
went answere ye peace against your Petitioner<lb></lb>
for wch. she was Sent here where she has been<lb></lb>
allmost perish'd for want her husband to whome<lb></lb>
She has apply'd for relief Threatning to keep<lb></lb>
her a Twelve month in Goale</p>
<p n="41">Yr Petitioner humbly begs this<lb></lb>
Honbl Bench will Consider ye. hardship<lb></lb>
of her Case & Discharge her she being a<lb></lb>
Poor woman who works hard for her bread & <lb></lb>
nerver wrong'd any Prson on her Life<lb></lb>
otherways she must Inevitably perish</p>
<p n="42">And Yr Petitioner as In Duty Bound<lb></lb>
Shall Ever Pray</p>
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