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<p n="1013"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Hicks Hall</note>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50634_n1013-10">Elizabeth </rs>
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of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50634_n1013-2">Thomas Armstrong</rs>
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of<obscured></obscured>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50634_geo627">Saint Botolph Aldgate</rs>
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without in that<obscured></obscured>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50634_geo628">Middlesex</rs>
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humbly Prays<lb></lb>
the Peace against <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50634_n1013-3">Martha Prettiman</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50634_geo629">the<obscured></obscured>
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Mary White Chapel</rs>
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in the said County <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50634_occ279">Spin</rs>
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<p n="1014"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">First</note>
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<note type="authorial" place="margin">2dly.</note>
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<note type="authorial" place="margin">3dly.</note>
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<note type="authorial" place="margin">4thly.</note>
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For that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50634_n1014-1">Martha Prettiman</rs>
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having conceive<obscured></obscured>
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hatred and Malice agt. this Informant without any<lb></lb>
Cause whatsoever. Did on or about the twentieth Day<lb></lb>
last come to this Informants. House and Swear in a man<obscured></obscured>
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and Prophane manner That she would break all the evind<obscured></obscured>
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this Informants House and Still and murder this Inform<obscured></obscured>
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For that on or about the twenty third day of August last<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50634_n1014-2">Martha Prettiman</rs>
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seeing this Informant walking near to<obscured></obscured>
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own House sent a Woman whose Name is unknown to the<lb></lb>
and ordered the said Woman in this Informants hearing to<obscured></obscured>
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Bitch meaning this Informant and rip the Child out of his<obscured></obscured>
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and that She would indemnify Her upon which said Wou<obscured></obscured>
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to this Informant and shuch her several Blews and of<obscured></obscured>
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verily beleives have then Killed her this informant or da<obscured></obscured>
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Great Bodiely harm- if She had not bun instantly<obscured></obscured>
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by her Nighbours who came to her Assistance &<lb></lb>
For that She the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50634_n1014-3">Martha Prettiman</rs>
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, on the nineteenth<lb></lb>
of September last seeing this Informant in a Neighbour<obscured></obscured>
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attempted to come in and with horrid Imprecations Swornt<lb></lb>
never would beat rest untill She had murdered this Infor<obscured></obscured>
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For that on Monday last this Informant went to New<obscured></obscured>
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the said Martha Prettimans Confined, and at a distray<obscured></obscured>
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told Her, that if She would leave of her bad behaviour to<obscured></obscured>
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That She would forgive her - Upon which she the said Ma<obscured></obscured>
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Prettiman bitterly swore when wer She was Discharged<obscured></obscured>
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be revenged of this Informant and others and swore St.<lb></lb>
which will not bear a Prepition Etc</p>
<p n="1015"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Lastly</note>
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This Informant and upon her Oath saith that for there<obscured></obscured>
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She appprehends She goes in danger or of receiving some gr<obscured></obscured>
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injury that She the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50634_n1015-1">Martha Prettiman</rs>
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will do or came<lb></lb>
done to this Informant and is aforesaid to go about her law of<obscured></obscured>
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Business. Wherefore She moves the Suretees of the<lb></lb>
out of any hatred or Malice She beareth to the said Martha<obscured></obscured>
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but <obscured></obscured>
erly for the Preservation of her life and Person for<obscured></obscured>
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<p n="1016">The Jurat Sworn<lb></lb>
in of an Court }<lb></lb>
W:<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50634_n1016-1">Elizabeth<obscured></obscured>
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Butler</rs>
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