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To the Worshipfull her Majties Justices of the Peace for
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Middx at their Session holden at Hicks's hall
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The humble Petition of
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Mary Holmes
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a poor
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Prisoner in New Prison
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Most Humbly Sheweth
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That yor. Petitioner being confind here to ye Peace by the Worshipfull Mr Jus
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Fuller upon the Oath of
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Martha Panke
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the
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als Walker
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yor. Petitioner
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humbly begs leave to lay before your Worships the cruell and barbarous treatment the
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has of late met with from ye Said Martha upon account as Shee Supposes by yor. Peticonr
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refuseing to Maintaine her and her Brother
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Richd Walker
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as formerly Shee having
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for the Space of Nine Years past maintaind them both as being Marryed to
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Richard And having Spent all her Substance upon ym. and no returne but
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abases from ym. both and not being able to under goe any more of their bar
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the Said Martha has caus'd Severall Arrests to be Serv'd upon yor. Petitioner
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reallity Shee never
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her a Farthing) as particularly in ye
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lay SevenMonths, in
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Nine Weeks, in the Worke house two Months
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in this place Without giving her the least provacation except as above
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Said Richard, taking a Watch from her yt. Was her Husband Holyns
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giving the same to his Said listn. Martha to Pawne Yor.
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Recorders Warrant to take yor. both up but before it Etc
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Shee had yor. Peticoner taken up upon to
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put in the place and the next Morning Servd her
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So that yor. Peticoner was no Sooner out of one place but how
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another as bad for her hardly giving her one Dayes respute and
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her if shee will not give the Said Martha a Bond of Fifty or
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Pound never to honble her for the SdAbuses shee will not discharge
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Peticoner, And yor. Peticoner by the above sdhardshipps is reduced
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Want & Poverty Where upon Shee most humbly imploses Yor. Worsh
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Seriously to examine ye Matter and doubls not but you will find that it
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false and Malitious prosecutionand hopes You will order her to be
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And Yor. Peticoner as in humble duty bound will
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over pray Etc.
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