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<p n="116">To the Worshipfull <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50415_n116-1">Thos. Lane</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50415_occ71">Esqr</rs>
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. and<lb></lb>
to the rest of the Justices of this Honble Bench</p>
<p n="117">The Humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50415_n117-1">Susannah Bedward</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="118"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That your Petitioner was Assaulted in a Violent manner<lb></lb>
on the 21st of And last by one Brown and on the 24th of<lb></lb>
the same Month your Petitioner applyed to Mr.Justice<lb></lb>
Withers for a Warrt, agt. the said Brown and the same<lb></lb>
day your Petitioner gave it with Six pence & to <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50415_n118-1">Henry<lb></lb>
Spurgin</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50415_occ72">Headborough</rs>
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who Executed the same and<lb></lb>
instead of going to Justice Withers, he took your<lb></lb>
Petitioner by force <del>and threatened</del>
to the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50415_geo117"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50415_geo118">Sunn</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50415_geo119">Castle<lb></lb>
street</rs>
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and there threatened your Petitioner if the did<lb></lb>
not make it up he would send her to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50415_geo120">Bridwell</rs>
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nor would<lb></lb>
<del>her</del>
Suffer your Petitioner to send for any friends<lb></lb>
but forced<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
your Petitioner to give the sd. Brown a<lb></lb>
discharge Your Petitioner Most Humbly Prays<lb></lb>
that your Worships will grant an Order that the sd<lb></lb>
Spurgin may Attend this Court to Answer your<lb></lb>
Petitioners Complaint and your Petitioner as in<lb></lb>
duty bound Shall ever pray</p>
<p n="119"> <del>Wed</del>
12th. Day of Sept. 1707</p>
<p n="120"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50415_n120-1">Susannah Bedward</rs>
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her Mark</p>
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