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<p n="30">To the Worshipfull her Majties Justices of the Peace for<obscured></obscured>
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Middx at their Session holden at Hicks's hall</p>
<p n="31">The humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50136_n31-1">Mary Holmes</rs>
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a poor<obscured></obscured>
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Prisoner in New Prison</p>
<p n="32"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Most Humbly Sheweth</note>
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That yor. Petitioner being confind here to ye Peace by the Worshipfull Mr Jus<obscured></obscured>
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Fuller upon the Oath of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50136_n32-1">Martha Panke</rs>
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the <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50136_n32-2">als Walker</rs>
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yor. Petitioner<obscured></obscured>
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humbly begs leave to lay before your Worships the cruell and barbarous treatment the<obscured></obscured>
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has of late met with from ye Said Martha upon account as Shee Supposes by yor. Peticonr<lb></lb>
refuseing to Maintaine her and her Brother <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50136_n32-3">Richd Walker</rs>
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as formerly Shee having<lb></lb>
for the Space of Nine Years past maintaind them both as being Marryed to<obscured></obscured>
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Richard And having Spent all her Substance upon ym. and no returne but<obscured></obscured>
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abases from ym. both and not being able to under goe any more of their bar<obscured></obscured>
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the Said Martha has caus'd Severall Arrests to be Serv'd upon yor. Petitioner<lb></lb>
reallity Shee never<obscured></obscured>
her a Farthing) as particularly in ye <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50136_geo12">poultry Compter</rs>
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lay SevenMonths, in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50136_geo13">Bridewell</rs>
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Nine Weeks, in the Worke house two Months<obscured></obscured>
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in this place Without giving her the least provacation except as above<obscured></obscured>
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Said Richard, taking a Watch from her yt. Was her Husband Holyns<obscured></obscured>
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giving the same to his Said listn. Martha to Pawne Yor.<obscured></obscured>
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Recorders Warrant to take yor. both up but before it Etc<obscured></obscured>
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Shee had yor. Peticoner taken up upon to<obscured></obscured>
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put in the place and the next Morning Servd her<obscured></obscured>
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So that yor. Peticoner was no Sooner out of one place but how<obscured></obscured>
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another as bad for her hardly giving her one Dayes respute and<obscured></obscured>
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her if shee will not give the Said Martha a Bond of Fifty or<obscured></obscured>
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Pound never to honble her for the SdAbuses shee will not discharge<obscured></obscured>
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Peticoner, And yor. Peticoner by the above sdhardshipps is reduced<obscured></obscured>
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Want & Poverty Where upon Shee most humbly imploses Yor. Worsh<obscured></obscured>
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Seriously to examine ye Matter and doubls not but you will find that it<obscured></obscured>
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false and Malitious prosecutionand hopes You will order her to be<obscured></obscured>
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<p n="33">And Yor. Peticoner as in humble duty bound will<lb></lb>
over pray Etc.</p>
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