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<p n="23"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50764_geo20">Middlesex</rs>
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February Sessions 1783</p>
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The king<lb></lb>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50764_n24-1">John Barnes</rs>
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& <lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50764_n24-2">Elizabeth Neaves</rs>
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On the prosecution of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50764_n24-3">Elizabeth Wright</rs>
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for an Assault</p>
<p n="25"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50764_occ7">Indictment</rs>
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Selsforth that <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50764_n25-1">John Barnes</rs>
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& <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50764_n25-2">Eliz Neaves</rs>
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on the 28th day of Decr last did make an Assault<lb></lb>
on Elizabeth the wife of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50764_n25-3">John Wright</rs>
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and then & there did beat wound & ill heat the sd Elizth within the<lb></lb>
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Etc</p>
<p n="26">Barnes lives with one Anson a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50764_occ8">perfumer</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50764_geo23">Chancery Lane</rs>
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& calls himself a Register Office Keeper<lb></lb>
Neaves is a person or Servt in the House with them</p>
<p n="27">Case</p>
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On Saturday the 28th of Decr last the day mentd in the Indictmt abt 6 in the Evening as two Childn of<lb></lb>
Mr Wrights were going to a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50764_occ9">Grocers</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50764_geo24">Chancery Lane</rs>
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Barnes Past by them when the youngest of the Childn. abt.<lb></lb>
8 Yrs & half old ran; the other about 10 Years say'd Dont run Jack'tis only <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50764_n28-1">Madge Barnes</rs>
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turned red & ran<lb></lb>
after the elder but cod not over take him he then laid hold of the Younger & look him into the Shop of sd Anson, the<lb></lb>
elder then came to the Window & heared his Bror ory & also heard the laskes of a Whip but did not see it done, He then<lb></lb>
ran home & told his Mother & she in going met the Child abused or her stairs who acquainted his Mother that a Green<lb></lb>
Coat Man (meaning Barnes) had been whiping him with a House whip, His Mother asked for what He sayd for<lb></lb>
nothing he could not catch Tuke (meaning his Brother) so he lickt one".Natural affection inclining the Mor to <lb></lb>
take the part of her Child went in a peaceable manner to know the reason for such behaviour when she no sooner <lb></lb>
asked the question of Barnes in the Shop But he sayd Damn You you Bitch turn out or Ill Kick you out" Etc<lb></lb>
immedly took her by both her Arms & gave her a kick on the hip into <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50764_geo25">the passage</rs>
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of the Shop, When Elizth Neaves <lb></lb>
followed Barnes & struck Mrs Wright on the thick part of her Arm & say'd Go along you whore, go along you Bunter<lb></lb>
what do you want here" while Barnes kept Jobbing one of her Elbows agt the wainscotHe still having hold of<lb></lb>
her Arms went in the street & pulled her down the steps of the house sevl Yards & then endeavoured to get her up<lb></lb>
the Steps agt & in so doing tore her Black Silk Cloak so that it is impossible to wear in future & sayd Damn<lb></lb>
you you Bitch you think to Lay in at home but you shall Lye in in a prison Her eldest & 2d Jon being all the<lb></lb>
time with her she sayd to her 2d Son Go to Mr Hawkes (<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50764_occ10">Hair Dresser</rs>
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who lives next door but one to where<lb></lb>
she was so insulted) & tell him to come as the fellow will murder me Hawkins came (& two Gent Strangers going<lb></lb>
by sayd Damn you you Rascal are you going to Murther the woman. to which Barnes replied Damn her a Bitch<lb></lb>
Ill do for her at this time a great Cored assembled) & Stood by her she was then loose from Barnes when Barnes<lb></lb>
catched hold of her Son by the leg as he was running into Hawkes's passage when Mrs Wright Admits she took<lb></lb>
hold of Barnes's Hair & Hawkes hold of the Boys leg & sayd let go the Boy, Barnes then damned her for as<lb></lb>
Buggering Bitch sayd she was a Whore & all her Childn Bastards & that if She would fetch her husband he'd<lb></lb>
ring her neck of for your (meaning Mrs Wright) being with Child shall not execute my striking you when<lb></lb>
many people asked him if he was not ashamed to use a wernan so in her Condition He then offered to ship<lb></lb>
& fight any pson present But Mrs Wright got into Hawkes's passage to receives herself until Barnes went away</p>
<p n="29">On Sunday the 29th Mrs Wright was ocry ill through the Usage she received & being very big with<lb></lb>
Child in the last Month was afraid what she suffered would being on her Labour & often complasired of<lb></lb>
the kick on her side</p>
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