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<p n="1">To the Honrble. the Bench of Justices in this Cort.<lb></lb>
Assembled,</p>
<p n="2">The Humble Peticon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50105_n2-1">Elizabeth Jones</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50105_n2-1" type="given" value="ELIZABETH"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50105_n2-1" type="surname" value="JONES"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50105_n2-1" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
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<p n="3"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth.</note>
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<p n="4">That yor. Peticonr. is a very Poore woman and that<lb></lb>
yor. Peticonrs. Hussband is in her Maties- Service att Sea<lb></lb>
on Board of the Chattam, And yor. Peticonr. being indebted<lb></lb>
on her accuser in the sume of five and Forty Shillings or<lb></lb>
thereabouts, wch. by Reason of her said Hussbands absence<lb></lb>
She yor. Poore Peticonr. is altogeather uncapable of Paying-<lb></lb>
whereupon yor. Peticonrs. adversary takes advantage and<lb></lb>
Did offer to stripp the Cloathes from of the back of yor. Peticonr<lb></lb>
on the high way by Violence, upon the Event of which<lb></lb>
assault yor. Peticonr. is Confused to Prison, and brought<lb></lb>
before yor. Honrs: to answere what Shall be alleadged<lb></lb>
against her, She yor. Peticonr. therefore Humbly<lb></lb>
Imploreth yor. Honrs. tendr. Consideracon of the prmisses<lb></lb>
And that yor. Peticonr. may have leave to send for a<lb></lb>
note from under her Hussbands hand, to appease the<lb></lb>
wrath of yor. Peticonrs. Adversary, The shipp yett being<lb></lb>
in England, and yor. Peticonr. being otherwise unable to-<lb></lb>
Pay, or to Pursue such methodds yor. Honors. shall<lb></lb>
Direct.</p>
<p n="5">And as in Duty Bound yor.<lb></lb>
Poore Peticonr. Shall Ever Continue<lb></lb>
to Pray for yor. Honrs. healths & p sperityes.</p>
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