To the Worshipfull his Majestys Justices of the
Peace for the County of Middlesex

The most humble Petition of John Burch< no role >
Brewer's Servant & Ann< no role > his Wife

Sheweth

That on Saturday the 14th: Day of January 176 [..]
the Petitioner Ann being Convicted of an Assault
one Bray she was by the honourable Court at Hicks's
Hall ordered to Clerkenwell Bridewell to be imprison
for a Months Fine & to pay a Fine of 3s..4d. & being
going out of Court in order to submitt to her Sentence
& being insalted by some of the Persons who she [..]
had not done her Justice in the Evidence given by then
to the Court against her she unfortunately returned
some rude Language to them wch: by some Misropresention
or Mistake was apprehended by the Bench to have
been spoken to the Court, with Intent to offend them, &
she was thereupon by the said Court Committed to
Clerkenwell Prison . for two Months But your Petrs. most humbly
represent that not any such Thing as an Offence to th [..]
Court was meant or intended by her And as your Pe [..]
have two Children wch: through the Confinement & wa [..]
of the Care of the said Inn & by the absolute [..]