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<p n="61">To the Right Worshipfull Bench of Justices at their<lb></lb>
Sessions at Hicks's Hall in and for the County of Middx</p>
<p n="62">The humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50217_n62-1">Benjamin<lb></lb>
Ditton</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50217_n62-1" type="surname" value="DITTON"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50217_n62-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50217_n62-2">Ann</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50217_n62-2" type="given" value="ANN"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50217_n62-2" type="surname" value="DITTON"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50217_n62-2" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
his <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50217_occ14">wife</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50217_occ14" type="occupation" value="wife"></interp>
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<p n="63"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
</p>
<p n="64">That your petrs: having at the Last Sessions held here present<lb></lb>
a Second petition Complaining of one <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50217_n64-1">Nehemiah Mobbs</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50217_n64-1" type="surname" value="MOBBS"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50217_n64-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
and his<lb></lb>
wifes barbarous usage of your petitioners daughter <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50217_n64-2">Deborah</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50217_n64-2" type="given" value="DEBORAH"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50217_n64-2" type="surname" value="DITTON"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50217_n64-2" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
then bound<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50217_occ15">apprentice</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50217_occ15" type="occupation" value="apprentice"></interp>
to Mobbs And the Court was thereupon pleased to Order That<lb></lb>
the Indenture of Apprenticeshipp should be delivered up together<lb></lb>
with your petitioners said daughters, Apparel of all sorts to your<lb></lb>
petitioners Imediately then after But although Mobbs & his wife<lb></lb>
were at that time present in Court and promised to performe attend<lb></lb>
-ing to the said Order yet soon after that Sessions he caused your<lb></lb>
petitioners to be Arrested in a Joint Action at Law, and thereby has<lb></lb>
put them to many pounds charges and still threatens to be the Cause<lb></lb>
of their Intire Ruine Altho' your petitioner was never Indebted to<lb></lb>
him in one peny value in all his Life time.</p>
<p n="65">That in pursuance of the said order of Court your petrs: by them-<lb></lb>
-selves and others have at severall times demanded the said Indenture<lb></lb>
and Apparell of the said Mobbs his wife in peaceable manner but<lb></lb>
they unjustly detain and refuse to deliver them or any of them as by<lb></lb>
the said Order they be Injoined to doe And your petrs. for want thereof<lb></lb>
have been obliged to be at the Charge of maintaining their sayd<lb></lb>
daughter at home, because she canot appear abroad to get her bread<lb></lb>
by service in some other family And mobbs & his wife continue still to<lb></lb>
threaten they will Compleat the Ruine of your petrs.</p>
<p n="66">Your petrs: therefore humbly pray that your Worships in<lb></lb>
sender regard of the promisses will Compell the said Mobbs to<lb></lb>
deliver up the said Indenture & Apparell and to Reimburse ye<lb></lb>
Charges he has unjustly put your petrs: to since the said order<lb></lb>
of Court And likewise to pay to your petrs. so much of the<lb></lb>
Five pounds he had with your petrs. said Daughter as to your<lb></lb>
Worships great Wisdoms and Goodness shall Seem meet</p>
<p n="67">And your petrs: (as in Duty bound) shall ever <lb></lb>
pray Etc.</p>
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