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<p n="86">To the Rt. Worshipfull his Majesties Justices<lb></lb>
of the Peace for the County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50244_geo49">Middx</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50244_geo49" type="type" value="county"></interp>
in<lb></lb>
their Genl. Quar. Sessions of the Peace Assembled</p>
<p n="87">She humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50244_n87-1">William Smith</rs>
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</p>
<p n="88"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That on <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50244_date28">Tuesday the 20th of last Month</rs>
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Yr.<lb></lb>
Petitioner's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50244_occ23">Wife</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50244_n88-1">Mary Smith</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50244_n88-1" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
being in<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50244_occ24">her Shop</rs>
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was Barbarously Assaulted &<lb></lb>
Wounded by one <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50244_n88-2">Caleb Holford</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50244_n88-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
who is now<lb></lb>
in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50244_geo50">New Prison </rs>
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for the Fact But as<lb></lb>
Your Sd. Petitioners Wife is an capable (by<lb></lb>
reason of her illness Occasion'd by the<lb></lb>
Wounds reced as aforesaid) of Attending<lb></lb>
this Court to give Evidence upon a Bill<lb></lb>
of Indictment Your Petitioner most<lb></lb>
humbly Prays that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50244_n88-74">Caleb <lb></lb>
Holford</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50244_n88-74" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
may be Order of Court be<lb></lb>
continued in Custody or referr'd to the<lb></lb>
Committing Justice in Order to be<lb></lb>
Indicted as the Case may require<lb></lb>
The Life of Your sd. Petitioners Wife<lb></lb>
being in great Danger</p>
<p n="89">And your Petr. shall Pray<lb></lb>
Etc</p>
<p n="90"> <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50244_date29">July 7th. 1727</rs>
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