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To the Worshpp the Chairman & the rest of his Majts:
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Justices of the Peace: at Hicks: Hall Assembled
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The humble petr: of
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Sarah: Curd
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White Chapp
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Sheweth
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That Yor. Worpps poor Petr. had her house broke
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open &
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; on
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Sunday the 28th: of June
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past in the day
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time, noe pson being therein, & had Stolen from her by one
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James: Ladd
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& another Neighbours Child whome Ladd
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owned was wth. him in the Robberry. One Silver
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of the Value of abt £7: one salt value 10s. & Two Tea spoons
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5s:
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Alice: Mitchell
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are ye matter
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That about Fourteen days after the Robberery was
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Comitt & the sd Curd reced advice that Ladd had her Plate
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& on Search Cound the Salt upon him, when Ladd tole the
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he had sold a pawned the Tankard, to One
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Michaell
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Powet
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for Four Guineas, the boy being a perfect Besge
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upo wch. the sd Cure Rann
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for a Constable to
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secure him, but in the meane time the Neighbour sufferd
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him to Escape: and Since his
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Father, & Broke
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hath
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onboard a Vessell to
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That the sd Curd hath & See all possible mean
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to fine out the theif, to being him to Justice; but he was gen
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before She knew
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where he was when the Broker
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offered to accomel: the Matter. wch: she denyed (saying)
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left is to Mr Jeffery, & that she would act according to Law:
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but by the direccons of the sd Jeffreys; whose Advice she
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Followed: told her not to Indict. being her, She sheld have
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all her plate the next Week, & that he had Consulted in
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Cubbidge about it, and attending him as he had directed (he
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nearing) the sd Jeffreys. ordered her to go to Mr. Cubbidge, and
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on paying him 15s. I sheld have the Plate: wch: she accordingh
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did: when the he demanded a Guinea of her wch: Curd
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refuseing (told her) as he had threatned some time before,
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that the Broker sheld have his 4: Guineas, are Shee
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should not have her Plate neither; by wch. meanes the
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Broker drew has Recognizance the Last Sessions; and She
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was thereby deprived of psecuteing him, thro their Leading
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her in Ignorance:
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Your Petr: therefore humbly Moves Yor
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Worspps. to where he herein, she being
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strangr. to these affaires, and much Impor
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on, by the meanes aforesd.
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And She as Bound shall Ever pray Etc.
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