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579) Maryl.d Ss Oct.r 13.th Anno Dom 1707 Proceedings before his Excy Jn.o Seymoûr Esq.r Cap.t Grald and Govern.r in Chief in and over her Majesties province of Maryl.d Keeper of the Great Seal and Vice Admiral of the s.d province (Who in this Cause Associated to himself Maj.r Genll Jn.o Hammond Jûdge of the Court of Vice Admiralty and one of her Majesties Hole Councill of the s.d province) in y.e Case of Margaret Macnamara Agt Tho.s Mcnamora her said bond The Petition of the S.d Margarett being read (as followeth) To his Excy Jn.o Cegnioûr Esq.r Cap.t Grald and Govern.r of Maryl.d &c.a The Humble petition of Margaret Mcnamara the ûnfortûnate Wife of Tho.s Mcnamara Sheweth That Y.r Petitioner haveing heretofore been of Absolûte necessity Constrained After mûch patience to seek redress from Y.r Excy Agt the frûet Barbaroûs and Inhûman & say of an Unnatûral Hûsband towards her is now once more Compeled by his Continûed Intollerable Rigoûrs Severitys and Unchristian Dealings dayly Manifested to y.e World not only by Threats suffered out from a Man of his ûngovernable Temper to frighten a poor helpless Woman oût of her Life bût also by Merciless Stripes the Most Scûrriloûs Langûage ûnbecomeing a Man Tyrrannicall haûghty Domineering Carriage too Severe to be used even to Slaves and beastly lust (She Rushes to name it) in the Wye whereof his Indifferency in Choice of White or black Clean or foûl is Sûch that Natûres Law self preservation Dictates the Danger of Commerce w.th him to Implore Y.e Excys protection from his barbarity and in Asmûch as it is Evident that there is no Safety for Y.r Petitioner ûnder the same Roof w.th him he haveing freqûently in his Mad Raptûres Exclaimed Agt himself for not Makeing AWay w.ch Y.r poor petitioner She most hûmbly prays that Y.r Excy will please to ûse Sûch proper Methods as Shall ûpon the Exigencies afd be thoûght Convenient for the preservation of Y.e poor petitioners Life agt his s.d barbaroûs finelties and that she may be permitted to Lye separate from him and be obliedged to Allow her sûch reasonable Maintenance as to Y.r Excy ûpon Consideration of his Circûmstances Shall be Thoûght proportionable thereunto And y.t Good Security be Given for performance of what Y.r Excy Shall Think fitt to Order in the premisses Else Y.r petitioner may be Sûre of being Left Destitute of Any Sûpport from his and her poor Childring Left to the Charity of the Coûnty w.ch She hopes Y.r Excy will prevent And She will pray &c Y.r poor petitioner farther prays that he may be ordered to Deliver her Clothes and Other little necessaries being so stripped that she do not wherew.th to Shift her Self Margarett Macnemara |
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