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<p n="35">To the Worshipfull <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65395_occ9">Sr</rs>
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. <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65395_n35-1">John Gonson</rs>
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and the Rest of the<lb></lb>
Honourable Bench there for the City and Liberty of Westmr.</p>
<p n="36">The Humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65395_n36-1">Jane Steel</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65395_occ10">Wife</rs>
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of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65395_n36-2">Thomas Steel</rs>
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<p n="37"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Humbly Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That your Petitioner Sometime since<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
One <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65395_n37-1">Charles Gallagher</rs>
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(who was a Lodger to your Petitioner)<lb></lb>
for an Assault upon her in her Own House Vizt. in Beating and<lb></lb>
Dragging her by the Hair of her Head and after Using her in a<lb></lb>
Barbarone manner turned her Husband out of Doors without<lb></lb>
manner of Provocation Given by your Petitioner who was then and us<lb></lb>
now Bigg with Child and the said Charles Gallagher is now<lb></lb>
Indebted to your Petitioners Husband in upwards of Fifty<lb></lb>
Shillings for Lodging to which Prosecution the said Charles<lb></lb>
Gallagher has Given in Bail and Served your Petitioner wth.<lb></lb>
the Notice Annexed</p>
<p n="38">Your Petitioner therefore<lb></lb>
humbly Beggs that your Worships<lb></lb>
will take this Case in your<lb></lb>
Considerations and in Regard<lb></lb>
of the Hardship of her Case will<lb></lb>
be Pleased to Deal with the abovesaid<lb></lb>
Charles Gallagher as in your<lb></lb>
Lordships Judgmt. Shall seem<lb></lb>
meet.</p>
<p n="39">And your Petitioner (as in Duty bound<lb></lb>
Shall ever Pray Etc.</p>
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