To ye Rt. Honble Sr Jno Houblon< no role > Knt Lord Mayr of London
&
To ye Rest of ye Judges & Justices now Setting att ye old
Bailey

The humble Peticon of Mortagh Noghton< no role >
als Rockney< no role > a Prisonr in Newgate

Most Humble Sheweth

That yor Peticonr was Comitted to ye Goal: of Newgate by Sr Humphry
Edwin< no role > ye 27th of Aprill 1696 for Refuseing to take ye oathes Etc

Your Peticonr most Humbly Prayeth
this Honble Pench would be pleased to
try him or that he may her discharged
& that his Prayer may be Recorded

And yor Peticonr Shall Pray