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<p n="31">To the Rt: Worll: their Majties: Justices of the<lb></lb>
Peace at the Genll: Quarter Sessions holden in<lb></lb>
Westmr: Hall for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65302_geo15">City & Libty. of Westmr</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="32">The humble Peticon of <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65302_n32-1">Elizabeth Rainshaw</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="33"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That yor. Petr: hath lived in ye Service of Mr. Scott<lb></lb>
[son in law of Justice Newman] about one year & an half & has<lb></lb>
been intrusted Severall times with Moneys & goods by her Mistress<lb></lb>
to a Considerable; Value; But now lately their being Provision<lb></lb>
of Coals brought into her said Masters house the Doors were sett<lb></lb>
open for them to goe in & one at pleasure.</p>
<p n="34">That ye prs. Mr: alleadging the lost Six Silver Spoons the same<lb></lb>
day & 2 Watches, hath Charged yor. Petr. with ye same & caused her<lb></lb>
to be comitted to <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65302_geo16">Bridewell</rs>
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& has bound yor. petrs. Uncle also over to<lb></lb>
appear before yor. Worpps as being a Confederate with her Notwithstanding<lb></lb>
he is known to be an honest Sufficient Trades man of the parish of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65302_geo17">Fulham</rs>
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in Middx & came not were yor. Petr. yet ye sd. Misstresse Scott<lb></lb>
in ye night time cryd out her sd. Uncle was come to rob them, & caused<lb></lb>
her husband to goe out of his house with 2 Pistolls in his hands to ye<lb></lb>
Watch to Seek ye man that Intnbled at their door & it happened to be one<lb></lb>
& their Neighbors; Now for as much as ye sd. Mrs. Scott hath heretofore<lb></lb>
accused Secverall of her Servants for The ft (vizt.) one for a dog of a<lb></lb>
hundred Guineas price & one other for thing afterwards found in her<lb></lb>
own Closett & hath brought her Servants to disgrace when they were<lb></lb>
not guilty; And yor. Petr. being bread up in ye. Country & hath no friends<lb></lb>
alive but her sd. <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65302_occ8">Uncle</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65302_n34-1">James Rainshaw</rs>
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, & being innocent of ye sd. Fact.</p>
<p n="35">Your Petr. therefore humbly prays yor. Worpps will<lb></lb>
be pleased strictly to examine the Circumstances<lb></lb>
of ye sd. Matter wch. are too large to incert herein &</p>
<p n="36">And yor. Petr. shall ever pray Etc</p>
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