The King
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William [..] Carpenter< no role > }

To the Worshipfull Justices of the Bench of
Sessions at Hicks Hall

The Humble Petition of Mary Cranwell< no role >
Wife of William Cranwell< no role >

Sheweth

That your Peticoner The Prosecutor Indicted the
said William Carpenter for a Violent assault on her
so that She was obliged to Keep her bed for
along Time and [..] for some Time her life
dispaired of By reason of the Assault and bruser
made an Inward Ulcer and as She is advised by the
Phisitions That She will never recover the Same
That In October Sessions your Peticon Caused
the said Carpenter to be Indicted and Took him
up by a Bench Warrant & at the same sessions he Gave
Notice and pleaded Guilty to the same upon which
This Court Comitted him to New Prison Till
The Next Sessions To sett a fineonon him for want
of Sureties

That on The Thursday following your Peticoner
had Notice of Bail for the said Deft before Mr
Justice Lambert at his House at which Time
and place your Peticoners Husband attended she
being Then Sick In Bed by reason of the Bruses and
when her husband Came to the said Justices the said
Deft was brought up by the Keeper But not Any
Bail appeared upon which the said Justice remanded him
Back To New prison That In the afternoon the sd. Deft
[..] was by Keeper brought before Justice Middford and Bailed
by Two Insufficient Bail without any Notice nor Neither
did your Peticoner Knew any Thing of his being Bailed
Till the eveningfeeSaw him Cause home and That the
said Carpenter hath not appear the Last Sessions
according To the Tennre of the said Recognizances

Your Peticoner therefore most Humbly
Prays To be relieved in the premes as to
your Worshipps shall Think meet and ye
peticoner as in Duty Bound shall ever
pray affidt. of the whole fact being
made

Mary Cranwell< no role >