[..] shipl: the Justices at Hicks's Hall in St: John Street
[..] and for the County of Middx: Assembled

The humble Petition of Margarett Clay< no role > a Poor Servant
Girl who had her Cloaths tore off her back by her
Mistress Mary Clewer< no role > who keeps the Green Man
Alehouse in Mansel Street Goodmans Fields

Humbly Sheweth

That Your Petitioner Indicted her sd Mistress for
said Assault And sd Mary Clewer< no role > gave Your Petr Notice to try Her
Traverse Yesterday being Tuesday the 10th day of Janry. 1758 (see said
Notice hereunto Annexed)

That Your Petr Attended the Court accordingly and was
in Court And sd Deft came into Court, And Your Petr veryly beleives did
not Stay in Court ten Minutes, And Your Set did not here her Self
Colled. And Your Petr is Informed sd Deft. is Cleared of sd Indictment

Your Petr therefore humbly Implore That Your Worshpl
of Your innate Goodness inspect into the above Case and
grant such relief As in Your Consummate Wisdom
seem Meet Your Petr being poor not able to employ
Lawyers Your Petr having reced Considerable damages
by her sd Mistress behaviour

And Your Petr as in Duty bound will Ever Pray Etc

Margarett Clay< no role >

N B That Your Petr is Informed
her sd Mistress the Deft now threatens
to put Your Petr in Goal