To the Worshipful the Chairman & others his Majesty's
Justices of the Peace at this present General Quarter Sessions
of the Peace for the County of Middlesex at Hicke's Hall assembled

The humble Petition of Blanch Ratcliffe< no role >

Sheweth

That your Worships humble Petr. on Wednesday the
4th. of April instant, applyed to Wm. Withers< no role > Esqr: one of his
Majestys Justices of the Peace, for this County, for a Warrant
against one Robert Wilbraham< no role > for an Assault comitted on her
in breach of his Majestys Peace which his Worship was pleased to
grant, That the ensueing day being Thursday the 5th instant the
Warrant was delivered to one Thos Lloyd a Headborough, in Kingsland
Road in the Parish of St: Leonard Shoreditch in the County aforesaid, by your
Worships Petr: That upon delivery of such Warrant to him, he
insisted on Six pence to Serve it and refused to Execute it unless
such money was paid him, That your Worships Petr: upon such
Demand being made, gave him the Six pence he insisted on
Soon after your Worships Petr. went with the said Thos Lloyd< no role > to put
in force such Warrant, & your Worships Petr: saw him take into
Custody, the said Robert Wilbraham< no role > , by virtue of such Warrant
as aforesaid, That your Worship's Petr: being intirely ignorant
in Affairs of this Kind, was perswaded by the said Thomas Lloyd< no role >
to go forwards to Mr Justice Withers, and he would follow with
the Prisoner imediately, accordingly She went and at the
Justices Office stayed for the space of several hours, expecting
the Officer to bring the Prisoner, but neither Officer or Prisoner
coming in a reasonable time, your Worships Petr received a
Message from Thos Lloyd the Headborough that she might
stay if she thought proper, for that he should not attend her
till he thought proper, which he did not know but might be
two or three days on which notice, She imediatly went home &