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