To the Honorble Bench of Justices
of the Peace
The Humble Petition of Susanna King< no role >
sheweth yt yor Petitionr is marryd
to Edmund King< no role >
a Barber & Perruke maker
who keepeth a Shopp in
Stepny Parish
yt he will not allow me any
Maintenance but liveth wth another Woman
& yt he hath beaten me att Severall times in
a Barbarous manner (& hath threatned to
Murther me) yt I am uncapable of Service
or working; & has likewise given me a bad
Distemper, wch has so much impaird my Sight, wch
renders me uncapable of Getting an honest
Livelyhood.
Yr Petitionr therefore humbly prays that
yor Honrs. will force him to give me a
Susbsistance or an Order to ye Parish to
allow me what yor Honrs shall think fitt,
& yor Petitionr as in Duty Bound will
fever pray Etc