To the Right Honourable William Bridgen< no role > Esqr . Lord Mayor of
the City of London and the rest o the Commissioners of Oyer and
Terminor and General Goal Delivery for the City of London and
County of Middlesex held at Justice Hall in the Old Bailey

The Humble Petition of James Maurice< no role > now a prisoner in Newgate .

Sheweth.

That on Monday the 2d. day of January last past Your Petitioner
and one Jean Aude< no role > was taken by a warrant to Sir John Fielding< no role > and there
charged by one Felix Sarrant< no role > with having Robbed him of £105: and upwards in
Cash in his Dwelling House, Your Petitioner and the said Jean Aude< no role > were
Commited to the Gatehouse for further Examination and on wednesday then next
were brought again before the said Sr. John Fielding< no role > and on such Re-examination
Your Petitioner and the said Jean Aude< no role > were Honourably Acquitted thos. the said
Sarrant and his House keeper were ready to have Sworn any thing that might
have answered the end they wanted.

That after Your Petitioner and the said Jean Aude< no role > were Discharged as
Aforesaid they went again to the said Sarrant's House (they being both Lodgers
in his House before and at the time of the pretended Robbery) to have gone into
their respective Rooms in order to have taken their Goods and wearing
Apparrel away and paying said Sarrant the Rent then due but he refused
your Petitioner and the said Jean Aude< no role > Admittance into their rooms, or to take
away any part of their Goods and Wearing apparrel from whence your Petr.
and the said Jean Aude< no role > were destitute of all kind of necessarys save what
were on them.

That your Petitioner and the said Jean Aude< no role > having applied to Mr.
Coupland an Attorney he demanded your Petitioner and the said Jean Aude< no role > 's
Goods and wearing apparel of the said Sarrant and he refusing to Deliver
the same or any part thereof and insisting that if he could not fix your Petitioner
and the said Aude with a Robbery he would make a Debt of it and would
keep the Goods and wearing Apparel to Answer such Debt as he should fix
them with, Your Petitioner and the said Jean Aude< no role > were therefore Advised to
and did bring Actions of Trover against the said Prosecutor to which he gave Bail
and the same are now depending and the Prosecutor in further Gratifycation of
his wickedness Indicted Your Petitioner and the said Jean Aude< no role > at the last
Sessions at the old Bailey and on the 18th. day of January last Your Petr.
was Committed a Prisoner to Newgate by Thomas [..] ton Esqr. one of
his