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To the Honble: Bench of Justices
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The Humble Petition of
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That your petitioner was sent down to
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the
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in Clerkenwell
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on
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Oath made against her by
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that he
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Went in Danger of his life your petitioner
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makes bold to State the true nature of her case
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She having an Impediment in her Speech so
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that your honr. can't understand what she
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Say The sd.
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being acquaint once
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of her husbands who brought him home with
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him to Supper who there took occation to quarrell
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with her & beat her in a most barborous manner
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in her husband prsence who took no notice of
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the Same but Went out with ye Sd Harper who
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went answere ye peace against your Petitioner
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for wch. she was Sent here where she has been
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allmost perish'd for want her husband to whome
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She has apply'd for relief Threatning to keep
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her a Twelve month in Goale
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Yr Petitioner humbly begs this
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Honbl Bench will Consider ye. hardship
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of her Case & Discharge her she being a
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Poor woman who works hard for her bread &
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nerver wrong'd any Prson on her Life
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otherways she must Inevitably perish
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And Yr Petitioner as In Duty Bound
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Shall Ever Pray
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