Sentence:  When I saw that he would not let me alone, I <WSD>processed</WSD> him for £12. My mother was with his brother John, and he allowed her six guineas for clothes; and if she did not want the money, he would allow it to me in the rent, and I made him pay that when he would not leave me alone. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To take legal proceedings against.